A confirmatory factor analysis of the Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory (OCLI)

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-200

  Harvey, Bart J ^a   Rothman, Arthur I ^a   Frecker, Richard C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory (OCLI); Self directed learning; Underlying dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645675321     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713605286167     Document Type: Article

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