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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.12.182

A Phenomenological Understanding of Educational Motives of Higher-Educated Adult Learners  

Bae, Na-Rae (Dept. of Social Welfare, Konyang Cyber University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.12, 2020 , pp. 182-191 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is about the educational motivations of highly educated adult learners in order to understand the phenomenon of educational participation by highly educated adult learners and to analyze their characteristics. The analysis of this study used phenomenological methods. The findings are as follows. First, as a result of examining the motivations for education, both case 1 and case 2 show goal-oriented features. Second, as a result of examining the nature of education, case 1 was able to grasp the in-depth meaning of education and the nature and meaning of detailed education. In case 2, a learning-oriented characteristic is shown, unlike the goals presented in the motivation for education. Third, as a result of examining the changes in meaning of social welfare after learning about social welfare, case 1 was an opportunity to understand various areas of social welfare, and case 2 was able to explain the expertise of social welfare workers and the poor social welfare practice field. Fourth, an online university cited spatial and temporal flexibility, compared to offline universities, and explained that it has characteristics of self-directed learning.
Keywords
Educational Motives; Higher-Educated Adult Learner; Phenomenological Understanding; Social Work Education; Social Welfare Major;
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