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Language Australia, Melbourne (Victoria). Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 2003
Adults may seek out learning at different times in their lives, for different reasons, and for vastly different purposes. Some of the reasons are to achieve pre-determined goals; to fill education gaps; to explore options and make choices; to develop personally; to perform a job or role better; or to enhance employment prospects. Learning itself…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
Pajares, Frank, Ed.; Urdan, Tim, Ed. – 2002
Academically motivated students engage their schoolwork with confidence and interest, are less likely to drop out of school, suffer fewer disciplinary problems, and are more resilient in the face of setbacks than less motivated students. This book presents the work of numerous scholars of adolescent academic motivation and represents the varied…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development