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Lifelong Learning in Later Life : A Handbook on Older Adult Learning
by Brian Findsen and Marvin Formosa
Overview
This book is an essential handbook for a wide range of people who work alongside older adults in varied contexts. It brings together both orthodox approaches to educational gerontology and fresh perspectives on important emerging issues faced by seniors around the globe. Issues discussed include the social construction of ageing, the importance of lifelong learning policy and practice, participation in later life learning, education of marginalised groups within older communities, inter-generational learning, volunteering and 'active ageing', the political economy of older adulthood, learning for better health and well-being, and the place of seniors in a learning society.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9789460916496
- ISBN-10: 946091649X
- Publisher: Brill
- Publish Date: January 2011
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.74 pounds
- Page Count: 236
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