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Peer reviewedLea, Mary – Studies in the Education of Adults, 1998
A study of 24 Open University students found that adult distance learners approach learning either as reformulation of, or challenge to, texts. Those who reformulate may display surface knowledge but little engagement with issues. Those who challenge may create their own knowledge but fail in terms of instructors' expectations. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
