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ERIC Number: EJ437144
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0843-8854
Andragogy Applied to the Open College Learner.
Robinson, Richard
Research in Distance Education, v4 n1 p10-13 Jan 1992
A survey based on Knowles' andragogical principles received 294 responses (45 percent) indicating that Canada's Open College students enrolled for very pragmatic reasons, were intrinsically motivated, used life experiences in assignments but could not do so in examinations, and were not interested in self-directed learning, perhaps because of time requirements or lack of exposure to it. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Personality Traits, Self Motivation, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Open College (Canada); Self Directed Learning
Note: Available from Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, Box 10,000, Athabasca, Alberta T0G 2R0 Canada.