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Peer reviewedLong, H. B. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1987
Data were collected from 117 college students to examine the validity of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale. Two assumptions were generated from the results: (1) most items on the scale are correlated with the subject's total score and (2) most items are not correlated with the subject's age. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Learning Readiness, Personal Autonomy, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedField, Lawrence – Adult Education Quarterly, 1989
Examines the structure, validity, and reliability of Guglielmino's self-directed learning readiness scale. Reviews related literature and refutes Guglielmino's thesis. Reports data derived from an administration of the scale that reveal problems in wording and show that the scale measures a homogeneous construct not associated with readiness for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Factor Analysis
