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Direct linkKalayci, Isil; Basalan I?z, Fatma; Kalinkara, Velittin – Educational Gerontology, 2023
The World Health Organization has been emphasizing the importance of active, healthy, and productive aging due to emerging demographic changes. This study was carried out to measure the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Education Participation Scale-A (EPS-A). This methodological study was performed between June 2020 and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedBoshier, Roger – Adult Education Quarterly, 1991
Predictive validity of Education Participation Scale Alternative form was demonstrated by relating interview data and estimates to actual scores. Responses from 845 North American and Asian adults entered into discriminant function equations successfully classified 60 percent by gender, 25 percent by age, and 65 percent by ethnicity. Soundness of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Discriminant Analysis
Bova, Breda M. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1985
Using Boshier's Education Participation Scale, this study analyzed reasons for participation in adult basic education programs. Patterns related to Levinson's life stages were examined. Recommended classroom strategies included small group instruction, mentoring, field experience, and community awareness programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Developmental Stages
Download full textDarkenwald, Gordon G. – 1977
While recent research on why adults participate in continuing education programs does not provide educational planners with any easy prescriptions for programing success, it does suggest some broad directions for more effective program development, particularly in relation to needs assessment, the promotional aspect of marketing, and the design…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Behavioral Science Research
