Psychological Aspects of The Concept of Longlife ‎Learning: ‎Motivation Vectors

Yuliia Shevchenko; Liudmyla  Lysenko; Olha  Horina; Nataliia  Postoiuk; Iryna  Vakulyk

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- Yuliia Shevchenko Bohdan Khmelnytsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
- Liudmyla Lysenko Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
- Olha Horina Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, Dnipro, Ukraine
- Nataliia Postoiuk Institute of Applied Language Studies, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- Iryna Vakulyk National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
https://doi.org/10.14419/fnjvy221

Received date: June 11, 2025

Accepted date: July 2, 2025

Published date: July 15, 2025
Extrinsic Motivation; Foreign Language Learning Motivation; Intrinsic Motivation; Language teaching; Lifelong Learning
Abstract

The article aimed at the theoretical analysis of motivation factors in lifelong learning from a psychological perspective. This research is based ‎on qualitative methodology. The main toolkit consisted of content analysis and grounded theory elements. It was shown that a more ‎thorough understanding of learning helps people see lifelong learning as having an interest in improving communities and society in ‎addition to having an economic focus. Findings show that at the heart of continuous learning lies intrinsic motivation. Namely, the internal ‎drive fuels individuals to seek out new knowledge without the need for external rewards and fear of external punishment. Lifelong learning ‎and lifelong education should be clearly distinguished. Institutional factors of lifelong learning motivation are negative ones, ‘factors of fear’, ‎while personal factors of motivation are positive ones, ‘factors of opportunities’‎.
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Shevchenko, Y., Lysenko , L. ., Horina , O. ., Postoiuk , N. ., & Vakulyk, I. . (2025). Psychological Aspects of The Concept of Longlife ‎Learning: ‎Motivation Vectors. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(3), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.14419/fnjvy221
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