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ERIC Number: EJ170161
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Motivational Typology of Adult Learners
Morstain, Barry R.; Smart, John C.
Journal of Higher Education, 48, 6, 665-79, Nov/Dec 77
Using a multivariate cluster analysis procedure, the authors identified five distinct types of adult learners. The unique motivational profile for each is discussed within the context of the need for postsecondary institutions to be responsive to the range of educational motivations of their adult students. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classification, College Role, Demography, Educational Supply, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Statistical Analysis, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
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