After examining prison inmates in their participation in occupational education programs, it was concluded that a person's control or lack of control over his environment affects his willingness to learn information or engage in activities that can be expected to increase his chance of control over his environment. (SE)

The author emphasizes the need for play-situation learning to be started in the preschool years and carried through the elementary grades. (AP)

Taking adult education as a commodity and students as consumers, Jarvis examines the questions a consumer might ask of education: Why should I buy it? Do I need it? Do I want it? Can I afford it? Is it worth it? (SK)

Discusses attitude and motivation as macro aspects of second-language learning and empathy and personality as the micro level. Believes learner's attitude, motivation, and personality are as important as intelligence but have nothing to do with capacity to learn. (Author/BK)

This study investigated the relative associations of curiosity evoked by surprise and of the perceived value of information to the desire to know more about psychological research topics. Comparison of results to similar research with adolescents suggested that the importance of curiosity as a motivation to learn may decline in adulthood. (CT)

Many students and teachers find creative writing to be too complex to manage. Teachers are unable to identify ways to help students develop necessary skills through creative writing. Teachers can make writing manageable by giving children opportunities that isolate, compartmentalize, and focus on specific aspects of the writer's craft. (Author/NQ)

Students need to be able to classify mapping devices, map purposes, and code forms so that skills learned on one map setting can be readily transferred to any map using the same techniques. (MB)

Discusses and reviews eight recent books for parents and teachers, focusing on books that deal with inquiry, reading and writing and classroom settings, critical discovery, and the joy of learning. (SR)

Case study of two community centers through observation, interviews, and questionnaires used Candy's domains of self-directed learning (SDL). Results revealed the potential of community learning, raised questions about the domains and the nature of SDL, challenged the humanist perspective of the autonomous unified self, and suggested the…

A survey of 1,867 Hong Kong adults aged 45-59 found that 38% were interested in formal learning after retirement. Lack of interest or time was the most common reason for no intention to participate in later-life learning. Later-life learning was positively related to education, income, and retirement funds. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

This essay is about rediscovery and renewal of a paradigm that is deeply rooted in spiritual traditions and the courage needed to reclaim its wisdom and power. "Spirit" refers to the quality that vitalizes individuals to venture beyond self-definition. (JOW)

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of teaching students the use of specific learning and motivation strategies and substrategies to meet the cognitive and motivational demands of college. Findings indicate that training in learning and motivation strategy use contributed to GPA improvement. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)