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Reed, Maureen; Hadad, Marilyn – Journal of Professional, Continuing, and Online Education, 2016
The objective of this study was to examine whether continuing education that focuses on service learning could provide older students (over the age of 50) with knowledge and skills that increase their life satisfaction, confidence, and community integration. We also examined whether it could provide them with meaningful and purposeful experiences.…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Service Learning, Adult Students, Older Adults
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Tofaha, Gamal Al Sayed; Ramon, Patricia Robledo – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: The main purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between dimensions of perfectionism and self-concepts among school aged students in Egypt. Method: Two hundred-eighty four children (fifth and sixth graders) participated in this study. The mean age of the participants was 144.37 months, SD 6.36. Pearson correlation…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
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Komarovsky, Mirra – Sex Roles, 1982
The study of career aspirations of freshmen entering a women's college in the fall of 1979 is described. The degree of ideological consistency among career salience, perception of psychological sex differences, attitudes towards sex roles, ideals of femininity and masculinity, etc., are reported. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Background, Career Awareness, College Freshmen