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Isopahkala-Bouret, Ulpukka – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of higher education in mid-life from the perspective of life course agency. Studies concerning the benefits of degree-oriented higher education have been mainly conducted using survey questionnaires and quantitative methods. In order to gain a more comprehensive picture, this qualitative…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, Midlife Transitions
Kalliopuska, Mirja – 1987
This study surveyed the connection of empathy and self-esteem with active sporting. The subjects were 1,381 members of Finnish baseball teams between the ages of 8 to 16. The instruments used in testing the subjects were: (1) the modified Mehrabian & Epstein Empathy test (1972); (2) the Battle Self-Esteem Scale, Form B (1981); (3) the…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Athletics, Attitudes, Competition