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Direct linkKim, Ahjin; Merriam, Sharan B. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
As the population of older adults increases, the field of adult education needs to respond accordingly. The study reported in this paper examined motivations for learning among older adults actively engaged in formal lifelong learning. One hundred eighty-nine members of a Learning in Retirement institute were surveyed using Boshier's Education…
Descriptors: Retirement, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Older Adults
