Lifelong Learn. 2023, 13, 31-50

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele20231301031

Semilongitudinal Research on Changes in Seniors’ Motivation for Education in the Context of Third Age Universities

Jiří Škoda, Pavel Doulík, Sandra Kykalová

Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra pedagogiky a aplikovaných disciplín, České mládeže 8, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Česká republika

Received May 3, 2023
Accepted June 1, 2023

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