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Haren Conely, Linnea M.; Cordie, Leslie A. – Adult Learning, 2023
Using structural regression analyses, data from the U.S. 2017 Program on International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) background survey were examined to test the effect of informal learning (observed through everyday activities, such as reading the newspaper or using the Internet to find information about issues) on civic engagement…
Descriptors: Adults, Informal Education, Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Aljohani, 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