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Direct linkLee, Pei-Ling; Pang, Vincent – International Journal of Training Research, 2014
This paper reports on a study of five motivational orientations in continuing education among working adults. The influence of motivational orientations on their academic achievement was identified. The study involved 159 working adults who enrolled into part-time programs in an Open University in Sabah. Boshier's Education Participation Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Adult Students, Student Motivation
Download full textLee, Pei Ling; Pang, Vincent – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between motivational factors in continuing education and academic achievement of adult learners. The study is conducted due to a lack of research pertaining to academic achievement among adult learners particularly in Malaysia. Methodology: A random sample of 150 part-time adult…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Motivation Techniques
Ibrahim, Norhayati; Freeman, Steven A.; Shelley, Mack C. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2012
The study explored the influence of work experience on adult part-time students' academic success as defined by their cumulative grade point average. The sample consisted of 614 part-time students from four polytechnic institutions in Malaysia. The study identified six factors to measure the perceived influence of work experiences--positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Experience, Technical Institutes, Two Year College Students
Jalali, AliReza; Islam, Md. Aminul; Ariffin, Ku Halim Ku – International Education Studies, 2011
This research attempted to find out factors that affect students' satisfaction in a higher learning Institution. The students were randomly selected from degree, masters and PhD programs to evaluate the level of students' satisfaction. The primary data source was a questionnaire that was distributed to the students. The researchers collected 165…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colleges, Student Attitudes, Satisfaction
Ibrahim, Norhayati; Freeman, Steven A.; Shelley, Mack C. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2011
A central challenge for higher education today is to understand the diversity and complexity of nontraditional students' life experiences and how these factors influence their academic success. To better understand these issues, this study explored the role of demographic characteristics and employment variables in predicting the academic success…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Part Time Students, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
