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Direct linkKochoian, Nané; Raemdonck, Isabel; Frenay, Mariane; Zacher, Hannes – Vocations and Learning, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to better understand the relationship between employees' chronological age and their motivation to learn, by adopting a lifespan perspective. Based on socioemotional selectivity theory, we suggest that occupational future time perspective mediates the relationship between age and motivation to learn. In accordance with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Employment Opportunities, Employee Attitudes, Age
Peer reviewedWeingand, Darlene, Ed. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1996
Discusses the basic concepts of andragogy, or the teaching of adults. Topics include differences between children and adults; characteristics of adult learners, including time perspective, motivation, being self-directed, and experienced in life skills; and effective program design for adults. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences, Andragogy
