Abstract
The article deals with the problem of learning motives of adults. 500 adults, among them 238 - 47,6% working adults and 262 - (52,4%) unemployed adults participated in the study. Learning motives were measured by the questionnaire developed by Beresnevičienė (1995). As research data revealed, the unemployed were more motivated to study than working persons of the same age with the aim "to be independent": (t 498)=-3,315, p=0,001), and with the aim "to develop themselves as personalities": t (486)=-2,017, p=0,044). Comparing different age groups of adults it was found that older unemployed adolescence of age 18-23 were much more motivated to study or to participate in adult education for their own prestige than working persons of the same age: t (179)=2,140. Young working adults of age 24-34 were more motivated to study with the aim "to get the course certificate" than unemployed young persons: t (197)=-2,943, p=0,004).Date
2004Type
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