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Peer reviewedBoshier, Roger – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1983
Describes the agenda of the European Conference on Motivation for Adult Education, held by the German Commission for Unesco as one of the regional consultations preparatory to the Fourth International Conference on Adult Education, scheduled for April 1985. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Global Approach, International Cooperation
Boshier, Roger – Adult Education, 1971
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Learning Motivation, Participation
Peer reviewedBoshier, Roger – Adult Education Quarterly, 1991
Predictive validity of Education Participation Scale Alternative form was demonstrated by relating interview data and estimates to actual scores. Responses from 845 North American and Asian adults entered into discriminant function equations successfully classified 60 percent by gender, 25 percent by age, and 65 percent by ethnicity. Soundness of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Discriminant Analysis
Boshier, Roger – Adult Education, 1976
The methodology employed in fourteen motivational orientation studies is reviewed. All studies used either the Education Participation Scale, the Continuing Learning Orientation Index, or the Reasons for Educational Participation Scale. Issues discussed concern factor scoring, factor analysis, rotation, scaling, reliability, and the extent to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classification, Educational Research, Evaluation
Direct linkBoshier, Roger; Huang, Yan; Song, Qihui; Song, Lei – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2006
In Western countries, women and men, young and old, enroll in adult education for different reasons. This is even more the case in China. This study helps Shanghai program planners better appreciate learners by understanding how motivational orientations vary as a function of gender and age. The Chinese version of the Education Participation Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Systems, Females, Stimulation
Download full textBoshier, Roger – 1976
The methodology employed in 14 motivational orientation studies was reviewed. All studies used either the Education Participation Scale, the Continuing Learning Orientation Index or the Reasons for Educational Participation Scale. Issues discussed concerned factor scoring, factor analysis, rotation, scaling, reliability, and the extent to which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
Peer reviewedBoshier, Roger – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
In an extensive review of research on participation in adult education, the author discusses limitations and problems in past studies. If lifelong learning principles are to be adopted worldwide, he suggests that participation data be systematically collected and experimental research be rigorously conducted. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Congruence (Psychology), Data Collection
Boshier, Roger – 1981
This module on enhancing motivation is the eighth of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes approximately two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Autoinstructional Aids
