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Das, Lata; Kumar, Prakash – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
The present study is part of an exploratory research study conducted to understand the Learning experiences of adult learners in Higher Education Institutes in India. The primary aim of the present study was to examine the motivational orientations of adult learners for lifelong educational courses and hence, the Educational Participation Scale…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, College Students
Johnston, Connie Dianne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English as a first language, and age predicted the seven factors of the Education Participation Scale (A-form)…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Community Colleges, Student Motivation, Course Content
Miles, Trenia L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to identify adult African American women undergraduate students' motivations for enrolling in college as measured by Boshier's (1982) Education Participation Scale (EPS). The secondary purpose was to determine if there were differences in motivations based on choice of institutional enrollment and if…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Motivation, Adult Students