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Direct linkHammond, Cathie – Oxford Review of Education, 2004
This paper presents findings from a fieldwork study concerning the impacts of learning upon health. In-depth biographical interviews were conducted with 145 adults about the effects of learning throughout their lives. In addition, 12 group interviews were conducted with practitioners about their perceptions of the effects of learning upon their…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mental Health, Lifelong Learning, Educational Experience
Hammond, Cathie; Feinstein, Leon – London Review of Education, 2005
We use quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the links between participation in adult learning and self-efficacy, particularly for the subgroup of adults who had low levels of achievement at school. We focus on self-efficacy because it translates into a range of wider benefits and because it may afford protection from depression and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Adult Education, Learning Motivation, Adult Learning
