Interest in Education among Adults with Short Previous Formal Schooling.

Bergsten, Urban

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ERIC Number: EJ229611

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Publication Date: 1980

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Interest in Education among Adults with Short Previous Formal Schooling.

Bergsten, Urban

Adult Education, v30 n3 p131-51 Spr 1980

In examining the interest in adult education among persons with little formal education, researchers found a correlation existed between passivity and lack of satisfaction in the work situation and low motivation for adult education. Educational interest was related to leisure habits that already consisted of highly organized activities. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Expectation, Job Satisfaction, Learning Motivation, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, Values, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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