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Direct linkMcLean, Scott – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
Self-help literature has become an important domain of adult learning in North America. Self-help books offer readers advice on how to take charge of their lives and achieve goals such as prosperity, love, happiness, wellness, and self-actualization. Despite the popularity of self-help books, there has been little research about them from scholars…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Adult Students, Adult Education
