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Peer reviewedSchwarzwald, Joseph; Shoham, Monica – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
Proposes a three-level taxonomy of reasons for vocational retraining: compliance, identification, and internalization. Internalization level motivators correlated with internal locus of control and vocational maturity. Subjects who retrained because of high compliance motivation were less satisfied with the program and more inclined to drop out.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Change, Foreign Countries
Download full textBreslauer, Ardis; And Others – 1991
This guide gives educational service providers materials and resources to increase motivation and address other barriers that hinder the progress toward self-sufficiency of participants in Job Opportunities and Basic Skills/Greater Avenues for Independence (JOBS/GAIN) programs. Section 1 contains an explanation and sample of the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Assertiveness, Basic Skills
