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Direct linkHeadey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Set-point theory is the main research paradigm in the field of subjective well-being (SWB). It has been extended and refined for 30 years to take in new results. The central plank of the theory is that adult set-points do not change, except temporarily in the face of major life events. There was always some "discordant data," including…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Definitions, Adults, Foreign Countries
Schaeper, Hilde – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
Taking an international comparative perspective, the paper seeks to identify conditions that favour or impede participation in continuing higher education (CHE), and to answer the question what lessons can be learned from other countries. To this end we present selected findings of a secondary analysis of data from seven countries and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Higher Education, Comparative Education
