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Relationship between the Self-Efficacy and Self-Directed Learning of Adults in Undergraduate Programs
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Langshaw, Shelly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the current adult education environment, self-directed learning (SDL) is becoming a necessary learning characteristic and an academic process of learning to allow adult learners to complete programs and further enhance lifelong learning. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and SDL in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Adults, Independent Study, Undergraduate Study
Differential Outcomes of Adult Education on Adult Learners' Increase in Social Inclusion
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de Greef, Maurice; Verté, Dominique; Segers, Mien – Studies in Continuing Education, 2015
To date a significant share of the European population can be considered at risk of social exclusion. It has been argued that adult education programmes are a powerful tool to support vulnerable adults increasing their social inclusion. This study aims to answer the question if and which subgroups of vulnerable adults experience an increase in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adults, Continuing Education
The Predictive Ability of IQ and Working Memory Scores in Literacy in an Adult Population
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Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Gregory, David – International Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Literacy problems are highly prevalent and can persist into adulthood. Yet, the majority of research on the predictive nature of cognitive skills to literacy has primarily focused on development and adolescent populations. The aim of the present study was to extend existing research to investigate the roles of IQ scores and Working Memory…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Short Term Memory, Intelligence Quotient, Adults
The Effect of Textual Metafunction on the Iranian EFL Learners' Writing Performance
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Paziraie, Mandana Eftekhar – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study is devoted to the effect of "textual metafunction" on the levels of coherence and cohesion in the Iranian EFL learners' English writing performance. Sixty Iranian intermediate EFL learners who were adult females participated in this study were randomly divided into two groups; experimental, and control. They were given a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Skills
Leadership Development Expertise: A Mixed-Method Analysis
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Okpala, Comfort O.; Hopson, Linda B.; Chapman, Bernadine; Fort, Edward – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2011
In this study, the impact of graduate curriculum, experience, and standards in the development of leadership expertise were examined. The major goals of the study were to (1) examine the impact of college content curriculum in the development of leadership expertise, (2) examine the impact of on the job experience in the development of leadership…
Descriptors: Expertise, Program Effectiveness, Leadership, Adult Education
Adulthood and Aging.
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences