Motivation to Learn among Older Adults in Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Chang, Dian-Fu; Lin, Sung-Po
Titel	Motivation to Learn among Older Adults in Taiwan
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 37 (2011) 7, S.574-592 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Educational Technology; Online Courses; Learning Motivation; Older Adults; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Environmental Influences; Gender Differences; Psychological Patterns; Cognitive Style; Group Activities; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Online course; Online-Kurs; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Älterer Erwachsener; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Gruppenaktivität
Abstract	This study analyzed the survey on adults administered by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan in 2008, and logistic regression analysis showed a close relationship between learning motivations of older adults. The finding revealed that the higher age or the lower education attainment of older adults, the lower their learning motivation. The investigation of environmental factors showed that developing a comprehensive learning model boosts the participation of older adults. The study considered both individual and environmental factors, and it found being relatively young, female, and lonely had higher learning motivation. Also, the learning styles involving group activities and online learning stimulated the learning motivation of older adults. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10