一、中文部份
中華民國成人教育學會(民86)。回流教育。台北：師大書苑有限公司。
中華民國成人教育學會(民88)。終生學習與教育改革。台北：師大書苑。
方世杰(民88)。知識經濟、產業創新政策與國際競爭力。國科會科技發展政策報導。期號：SR8812台北：國科會。
王文科(民82)。教育研究法。台北：五南圖書出版有限公司。
王世璋（民88）。國中補校成人學生中途輟學及其因應策略之研究。國立嘉義師範學院國民教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
王素琴(民84)。成人學生學習參與動機取向與教育產品利益知覺之相關性研究。國立臺灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
主計處(民88) 社會指標統計。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs2/89chy/table/s052.xls
主計處(民89)。八十九年台灣地區社會發展趨勢調33查統計結果摘要。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/census~n/three/summary89.doc
主計處(民90a)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs3/report/N900510.htm
主計處(民90b)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/census~n/four/89ladya.doc
主計處(民90c)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs3/analyse/new90201.htm
主計處(民90d)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs3/analyse/new90131.htm
主計處(民90e)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs3/report/N900523.htm
主計處(民90f)。國情統計通報。2001.6.27下載。www.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs3/report/N890804.htm
朱君毅、杜佐周(民22)。成人的學習。上海市：商務印書館。
江南發(民71)。青少年自我統整與形式運思能力關係之研究。高雄師範學院教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。吳慎慎(民78)。臺北市婦女團體成員參與動機及其相關因素之研究。國立臺灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
宋明順(民73)。日本成年男子學習意願之研究。社會教育雙月刊，1，P.4-30。
李大偉(民76)。成人技職進修教育--台北市成人對職業進修教育之需求研究。台北：景文書局。
李金泉(民82)。SPSS/PC+實務與應用統計分析。台北：松崗圖書公司。
邢小萍(民83)。成年婦女參與繼續教育活動及其家庭相關因素之研究。台灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
林如萍(1991)。中等學校教師參與在職進修動機取向研究。國立臺灣師範大學家政教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
林幸台(民82)。生計輔導的理論與實施。台北：五南書局。
林美和、黃富順等(民78)。我國成人學習需求研究。台北：教育部社會教育司。
林清江、蔡秀美等(民81)。嘉義地區成人教育現況、需求及可行模式之研究」。台北：教育部社會教育司。
國科會(民88)。中華民國科技白皮書。2001/7/11下載www.nsc.gov.tw/whitepaper/summary.htm；www.nsc.gov.tw/whitepaper/all.htm。
張春興(民81)。張氏心理學辭典。台北：東華書局。
張春興、林清山(民70)。教育心理學。台北市：東華書局。
張春興、楊國樞(民58)。心理學。台北市：三民書局。
張添洲（民83）。生涯發展與規劃。臺北市：五南出版社。
教育部社會教育司(民83)。成人教育與國家發展。台北：師大書苑有限公司。
莊耀嘉(民71)。國中生的人格特質、學業成就歸因及其學習行為。國立台灣大學心理學研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
陳志樺(民84)。我國國民中學工藝教師生涯發展及其相關因素之研究。彰化師範大學工業教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
黃玉幸(民84)。家庭主婦參與非正規成人教育的動機與成效之研究。國立高雄師範大學成人教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
黃炳煌(民68)。我國現行商專及行專空中教學之調查研究。國立政治大學教育研究所。
黃富順(民73)。成人參與繼續教育動機取向及其相關因素之研究。國立臺灣師範大學教育研究所博士論文(未出版)。黃富順(民74)。成人的學習動機─成人參與繼續教育動機取向之探討。高雄：復文書局。
黃富順(民77)。比較成人教育。台北：五南。
黃富順(民79)。成人教育的意義、性質及其相關的名詞，載於教育部社教司主編之成人教育。台北：台灣書店，頁1-18。
黃富順等(民82)。台北市成人教育現況、需求及可行途徑之研究。台北：教育部社會教育司。
黃馨慧(民75)。台北市成年婦女家庭生活教育學習要求與生活型態之研究。台灣師範大學家政系。
劉安彥(民67)。心理學。台北：三民書局。
劉英茂(民68)。普通心理學。台灣：大洋出版社。
蘇秀玉(民77)。台北市成年婦女學習需求及其相關因素之研究。台灣師範大學社會教育研究所碩士論文(未出版)。
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