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Shi, Yuewei; Lin, Xi – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Maslow's hierarchical needs theory has a unique approach to classifying human needs into five different levels. Some researchers agree that Maslow's need theory followed a "low-high" order and that there is a dominance level for five needs in a hierarchical structure. At the same time, some researchers argue that Maslow's needs are…
Descriptors: Self Actualization, Needs, Classification, Adult Learning
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Morstain, Barry R.; Smart, John C. – Journal of Higher Education, 1977
Using a multivariate cluster analysis procedure, the authors identified five distinct types of adult learners. The unique motivational profile for each is discussed within the context of the need for postsecondary institutions to be responsive to the range of educational motivations of their adult students. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classification, College Role, Demography
Wilson, Brent G.; Tessmer, Martin – 1990
This paper reports on an empirical study of educators' perceptions of learning concepts, reviews the cognitive learning literature, and argues for an expanded view of conceptual knowledge and its role in education and training. The report begins with discussions of changing views of concept learning and declarative and procedural components of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Behavioral Objectives, Classification, Concept Formation
Word's Worth: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Lifelong Learning Network, 1998
This issue of a quarterly newsletter focuses on the theme of critical thinking skills. "Critical Thinking Skills: An Interview with Dr. Richard Paul" (Barbara Christopher) is the text of an interview in which the director of research at Sonoma State University's Center for Critical Thinking examines the meaning of critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
2002
This symposium on adult learning and human resource development consists of three presentations. "Adult Learning Principles and Concepts in the Workplace: Implications for Training in HRD" (Margot B. Weinstein) reports on findings from interviews with restaurant employees who reported that training practices using adult learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students