MOTIVATIONS FOR LEARNING AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN A LEARNING IN RETIREMENT INSTITUTE

By Ahjin Kim, S. Merriam. 2004

213 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Education, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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In Demography

1. O. Sogunro
2. Thomas Howard Morris
3. Jinmoo Heo
4. J. Ryu

In Education

1. O. Sogunro
2. Thomas Howard Morris

In Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

1. O. Sogunro
2. Thomas Howard Morris
3. Jinmoo Heo
4. J. Ryu

Citations in the corpus

• Learning in Later Life: What Seniors Want in a Learning Experience (2008, background): “…and cognitive abilities as well as the unique life events and transitions associated with older adulthood make learning in later life considerably different than learning in younger adulthood (Jones & Bayen, 1998; Kim & Merriam, 2004; Merriam & Lumsden, 1985; Twitchell, Cherry, & Trott, 1996).”
• Motivating Factors for Adult Learners in Higher Education. (2014, background): “Several studies assert that goal attainment is a manifestation of a student’s capability for learning and motivation to set new challenging goals (Kim & Merriam, 2004; Schunk et al., 2008; Svinicki, 2004; Wlodowski, 1999, 2008).”
• Adaptivity Through Self-Directed Learning to Meet the Challenges of Our Ever-Changing World (2018, background): “This is especially important because establishing cognitive interest is perhaps the strongest motivator for self-directed learning (Kim & Merriam, 2004; Rigby & Ryan, 2018; Ryan & Deci, 2017).”