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Parisien, Manon; Lorthios-Guilledroit, Agathe; Bier, Nathalie; Gilbert, Norma; Nour, Kareen; Guay, Danielle; Langlois, Francis; Fournier, Baptiste; Laforest, Sophie – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Jog Your Mind is a community-based program aiming to enable seniors to maintain their cognitive abilities. It includes stimulating activities, information on aging, mnemonic strategies, and promotion of a healthy lifestyle and is offered over 10 weekly sessions to seniors with no known cognitive impairment. Purpose: This article…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Older Adults, Cognitive Ability, Aging (Individuals)
Teine, Matthias; Beutner, Marc – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
In accelerating fast changing knowledge-based and information societies such like the European Union technology dominates most facets of our everyday lives, and learning activities as well. Unfortunately, particularly seniors and elderly people suffer the risk to be left behind, and that the digital divide becomes bigger. This is problematic…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Older Adults, Adult Learning, Instructional Design
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Cadet, Tamara J.; Berrett-Abebe, Julie; Burke, Shanna L.; Bakk, Louanne; Kalenderian, Elsbeth; Maramaldi, Peter – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Nursing home residents over the age of 65 years are at high risk for poor oral health and related complications such as pneumonia and adverse diabetes outcomes. A preliminary study found that Massachusetts' nursing homes generally lack the training and resources needed to provide adequate oral health care to residents. In this study, an…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dental Health, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
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Jones, Cindy; Moyle, Wendy – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Expression of sexuality by older people, particularly those with dementia, can be challenging and confronting for aged-care staff. Education on this topic is often a low priority area for aged-care organizations, and there appears to be limited training programs available. Results from our study highlighted the value of an eLearning education…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Dementia
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Mayes, Renae D.; Dollarhide, Colette T.; Marshall, Bowen; Rae, Alexis – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how multicultural counseling students expressed their understandings about themselves and others in relation to diversity. The authors wanted to know how cognitive development, affective development, and sense of self-evolved during a multicultural counseling class to examine all aspects of growth.…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Awareness, Counselor Training
US Financial Literacy and Education Commission, 2016
Since its establishment in 2003, the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) has coordinated the federal government's efforts in promoting financial literacy, education and capability. The FLEC manages its activities collaboratively, focusing on direct education and outreach, supporting practitioners, and promoting research and…
Descriptors: Money Management, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Outreach Programs
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Smith-Osborne, Alexa; Daniel, Kathryn – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
This administrative case study describes a concurrent infusion of integrated behavioral health (IBH) practice into social work field and classroom instruction using the same manualized IBH treatment as the core treatment content. The infusion was applied to youth/young adult and older adult populations in field instruction and classroom…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Behavior, Social Work, Experiential Learning
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Hash, Kristina M.; Poole, Jay; Floyd, Melissa; Moore, Crystal Dea; Rogers, Anissa T.; Tower, Leslie E. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2017
The BSW Experiential Learning (BEL) Program aims to infuse intergenerational content into the curriculum and recruit students to the field of social work by implementing face-to-face learning opportunities with older adults. This article discusses and compares the experiences of 4 diverse BEL projects that implemented gero-experiential learning…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Experiential Learning, Social Work, Counselor Training
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Alexandrowicz, Viviana; Andres, Aureen; Danaher, Carli; Valdivia, Paz – CATESOL Journal, 2019
This article describes the process of teaching English as a second language to members of an underprivileged local community. This initiative was developed as a result of a collaboration between a community center and a university. Three 1st-year TESOL master's candidates volunteered to design and teach curriculum to immigrant community members on…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Baran-Lucarz, Malgorzata, Ed.; Czura, Anna, Ed.; Jedynak, Malgorzata, Ed.; Klimas, Anna, Ed.; Slowik-Krogulec, Agata, Ed. – English Language Education, 2023
This edited volume offers an insightful theoretical conceptualization of issues central to 21st century foreign language learning and teaching. Drawing on research results obtained in the fields of pedagogy, social psychology and sociology of education, this book provides a comprehensive practical exploration of issues experienced by researchers…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Lee, Den-Ching A.; Brown, Ted; Stolwyk, Rene; O'Connor, Daniel W.; Haines, Terry P. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Background: Older adults experience a high rate of falls when they transition to community-living following discharge from hospital. Objectives: To describe the proportion of older adults who could recall having discussed falls and falls prevention strategies with a health professional within 6 months following discharge from hospital. To describe…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Evidence Based Practice, Accidents
Carragher, Lucia; Golding, Barry – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2016
Despite evidence of the benefits of learning for well-being across diverse groups, little is known about older men's experiences of learning, the factors that influence whether they choose to engage in learning activities and what role learning plays in their lives as they grow older. The present study examines the attitudes and learning…
Descriptors: Males, Older Adults, Learning Experience, Learning Activities
Alexis Rigel Johns – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Successful spoken language comprehension depends upon both sensory and cognitive processing. Since older adults often experience declines in one or both of these domains, and perform worse on some language processing tasks than younger listeners, an important question is how declines to both auditory perception and cognitive abilities affect…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Processing, Word Recognition, Correlation
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Peek, Gina G.; Bishop, Alex J. – Journal of Extension, 2016
The purpose of the study addressed in this article was to identify ways to reduce risk and improve safe aging in place among rural older adults. Resident and Extension faculty and county educators visited study participants at home to assess functional capacity and the home environment. Extension professionals may be uniquely positioned to provide…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Rural Areas, Safety, Risk
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Zheng, Robert; Hicken, Bret L.; Hill, Robert D.; Luptak, Marilyn; Daniel, Candice M.; Grant, Marren; Rupper, Randall – Educational Gerontology, 2016
This research project included two studies that investigated (a) differences between technology use in tech-knowledgeable and less tech-knowledgeable older persons, (b) cognitive and affective variables and their association with the application of technology, and (c) the implications of these variables on the design of remote-delivered caregiver…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Older Adults, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy
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