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João Filipe Lacerda Matos; Vitor Hugo Silva; Paulo Silvestre; António Manuel Gouveia Pinto – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2025
The present study aimed to analyse the relationship between life satisfaction (SWL) and lifelong learning (LLL), when mediated by intrinsic motivation (IM), in a Portuguese 55+ generation group. For this purpose, it was necessary to adapt and validate the MSSP Lifelong Learning Scale (MSSP -- LLL). The investigation is quantitative in nature, with…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)
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Xu Zhongyan; Sunate Thaveethavornsawat; Touchakorn Suwancharas; Areeya Juijumlong – Higher Education Studies, 2025
The objectives of this research were 1) to explore the current situation of sustainable development for lifelong learning of adult higher education in Zhejiang Province and 2) to propose strategies for the sustainable development of lifelong learning of adult higher education in Zhejiang Province and 3) evaluating the effectiveness of the strategy…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Adult Education
Shalini Sahoo; Roberto J. Millar; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Adult Learning, 2023
Research on factors associated with motivation to learn (MtL) is limited, particularly among middle-aged adults and immigrants. This study examines educational attainment, literacy skills, and nativity (foreign-born vs. native-born) as predictors of MtL in middle-aged adults living in the United States. Nationally representative data of…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Motivation, Immigrants, Educational Attainment
Jeff W. Bruns – ProQuest LLC, 2024
There is not a strong academic foundation in the literature on relationships between knowledge-seeking behavior, and grit, and ambition, in high school seniors and college students. This quantitative correlational study utilized ex post facto data to explore the relationship between two independent variables, grit and ambition, and a dependent…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Students, Academic Persistence, Learning Motivation
Shalini Sahoo; Roberto J. Millar; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2021
Research on factors associated with motivation to learn (MtL) is limited, particularly among middle-aged adults and immigrants. This study examines educational attainment, literacy skills, and nativity (foreign-born vs. native-born) as predictors of MtL in middle-aged adults living in the U.S. Nationally representative data of middle-aged adults…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Literacy, Learning Motivation, Lifelong Learning
Linnea M. Haren Conely – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The concept of a learning city has existed since the Faure et al. (1972) report proclaimed that lifelong learning was the path to a global learning society where all humans could achieve their best selves and by extension all countries their highest purpose. The rationale for learning cities is built on a belief that "lifelong learning lays…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Citizen Participation
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Albertyn, Ruth – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
In this conceptual article, I present a hierarchical view of the iterative process of learning and development as applied to the doctoral context and make a conceptual case for Doctoral Intelligence based on an analogous link to Cultural Intelligence. There are four proposed Doctoral Intelligence domains: Knowing (developing expertise), Doing…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Intelligence, Thinking Skills
Bérénice Darnault – Multilingual Matters, 2025
This book traces the motivational dynamics embedded within lifelong foreign language learning trajectories, examining the factors which generate and sustain motivation throughout a learner's life. Embracing a complexity approach, it views motivation as a long-term individual process that evolves along a narrative continuum, developing over the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Lifelong Learning, Learning Motivation
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Aakash Kamble; Nitin Upadhyay; Nayna Abhang – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have gained popularity among sales professionals who use them for self-directed learning and upskilling. However, research related to their intentions to continue learning is scarce. Drawing from the social cognition theory, this research aimed to address this gap by investigating the role of task-technology…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Sales Occupations, Salesmanship, Independent Study
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Wei, Xiaoxia; Weerasawainon, Aeksing – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2024
Being able to use a foreign language to communicate will increase an individual's opportunities of employment and personal growth, which implies the significance of adopting a lifelong learning approach to language learning. This study was conducted to explore language learners' lifelong learning tendency in general and the key factors affecting…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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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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Kuo, Yen-Ku; Wang, Jiun-Hao; Kuo, Tsung-Hsien; Ho, Li-An – SAGE Open, 2021
Many adults choose community college courses for continued learning to enrich themselves and satisfy their leisure needs, despite having completed formal education. We explored the relationship between learning motivation, learning satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and learning performance among community college students attending classes in…
Descriptors: Performance Factors, Community Colleges, Student Satisfaction, Learning Motivation
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Karakoc, Berna – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2021
The general aim of this study is to find out the views of academic staff working at universities on lifelong learning and adult education. While finding out the views of academic staff, the 6 principles of Andragogy Approach, which includes the characteristics of adults about learning, were taken as basis and the professional or personal…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Lifelong Learning, Adult Education
OECD Publishing, 2024
How prepared are students for life-long learning? Students learn many things at school, but one of the most crucial is learning how to learn. For students to continue learning independently beyond the classroom, three key aspects are essential: understanding effective learning strategies, staying motivated to learn, and having confidence in their…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Learning Motivation, Self Concept
Oriane Nermond; Corin Egglestone; Lorenzo Manetti; Emily Jones – Learning and Work Institute, 2024
The Adult Participation in Learning Survey provides unique insights into adult learning across the UK. It adopts a deliberately broad definition of learning, reflecting the fact that learning is about much more than formal courses and qualifications. The 2024 survey shows just over one half (52%) of adults have taken part in learning in the last…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Surveys, Adult Learning
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