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000079725 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3273-5311$$aMarcaletti, Francesco
000079725 245__ $$aOvercoming Age Barriers. Motivation for Mature Adults’ Engagement in Education
000079725 260__ $$c2018
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000079725 5203_ $$aEducation is the main vehicle for empowering adults, and can contribute to community wellbeing. However, regarding mature adults (MAs) (over 45 years old), age has been identified in various studies as a significant barrier to accessing educational activities. This paper focuses on MAs’ motivations to learn through an exploratory survey undertaken in six European countries. A K-means cluster analysis based on 16 variables has been run on n = 846 valid cases. Four clusters describing distinctive beha- viours and attitudes of MAs towards learning activities were identified. The study confirms that MAs’ motivations to learn are very diverse, overcoming some of the so-called myths of global aging, such as the homogeneity of MAs or the correlation between age and a decline in motivation to learn. Furthermore, analysing the main motivations of MA learners can be useful for adapting education to cater to their specific needs, boosting a more inclusive education, and promoting MAs’ empowerment.
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000079725 593__ $$aE-learning$$c2018$$dQ2
000079725 593__ $$aLife-span and Life-course Studies$$c2018$$dQ2
000079725 593__ $$aEducation$$c2018$$dQ2
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000079725 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4530-9645$$aIñiguez Berrozpe, Tatiana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000079725 700__ $$aKoutra, Kleio
000079725 7102_ $$14009$$2775$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Sociología
000079725 773__ $$g37, 4 (2018), 451-467$$pInt. j. lifelong educ.$$tInternational journal of lifelong education$$x0260-1370
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