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The issues of adult motivation and participation in adult learning have long fascinated educators. What is it that eventually persuades people to engage in learning events? Why some people and not others? What does articipation mean to adults? These and related questions have been the target of many studies of adults in primarily non-formal and formal contexts, only a few of which have concentrated exclusively on seniors.
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Findsen, B., Formosa, M. (2011). Participation for and Barriers to Learning. In: Findsen, B., Formosa, M. (eds) Lifelong Learning in Later Life. International Issues in Adult Education, vol 7. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-651-9_10
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