The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between readiness of people to engage in self-directed learning activities, and feelings of life satisfaction among the elderly. A questionnaire survey was conducted with a random sample of 103 persons aged 60 or over who reside in a retirement village in South Central Florida. / A statistically significant relationship was found between scores on measurement of readiness for self-directed learning and life satisfaction. The indication of this data analysis was that persons who have a high score in readiness for self-directed learning tend to have a higher score in life satisfaction than those who have low scores in readiness for self-directed learning. Multiple regression analysis showed two factors of readiness for self-directed learning mostly responsible for the effect on life satisfaction: Acceptance of responsibility for one's own learning; and Love of learning. / Recommendations made for practice or further research include the suggestions that readiness for self-direction in learning be a goal of lifetime education, and that gerontologists or others who wish to promote life satisfaction in the elderly consider adult education, especially self-directed activity, as an important resource. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-08, Section: A, page: 2848. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75897 |
| Contributors | EAST, JOANNE M., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 130 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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