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Direct linkAljohani, Obaidalah H.; Alajlan, Sarah M. – Adult Learning, 2020
This study's main purpose was to identify adult learners' motivation to pursue learning at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu adult-education schools. The study also investigates if there is a difference by gender, by age, and among learners in terms of their internal and external motivation to learn. The study's theoretical framework came from Knowles' theory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Learning Motivation
Download full textZilal Meccawy; Najwan Sebai – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
This qualitative study uses a semi-structured interview to investigate why Saudi learners stop learning a third language and whether these reasons are permanent or temporary. The participants were six female master's degree students who had experience learning a third language outside of formal education or informal settings. This study identifies…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Attribution Theory, Learning Processes, Social Media
Aljohani, Obaidalah H.; Alajlan, Sarah M. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
This study's main purpose was to identify adult learners' motives to pursue learning at Saudi Arabia' Yanbu adult-education schools. The study also investigates if there is a difference, by gender, by age, and among the learners' perceptions, about both the internal and external motivation to learn. The study's theoretical framework came from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Learning Motivation
