WHY ADULTS LEARN: INTERPRETING ADULTS’ REASONS TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION IN TERMS OF ECCLES’ SUBJECTIVE TASK VALUE
Psychological research shows that subjective task value, a basic component of expectancy-value theory as outlined by Eccles, predicts task choice (e.g., going to graduate school). However, Eccles’ approach has not been used to investigate adult learning so far. Therefore, the present study investiga...
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| Language: | English |
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Informascope
2016-01-01
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| Series: | International Online Journal of Education and Teaching |
| Online Access: | http://www.iojet.org/index.php/IOJET/article/view/115 |