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Why Adults Participate in Education: Some Implications for Program Development of Research on Motivational Orientations.
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Darkenwald, 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