The relationship between resourcefulness and persistence in adult autonomous learning

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-128

  Ponton, Michael K ^a   Gail Derrick, M ^a   Carr, Paul B ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Autonomous learning; Persistence; Resourcefulness; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 12444295427     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713604271848     Document Type: Article

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