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Viivi Korpela; Laura Pajula; Riitta Hänninen – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
Despite widespread digitalization, certain marginal and societal groups can still encounter challenges in the digital world. Promoting digital inclusion and digital support aims to reduce these disparities and enable equal participation. In this article, we examine the quality and dynamics of informal learning and digital support provided by warm…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Older Adults, Technological Literacy
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Ilseon Choi – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
In South Korea in 2018, the ratio of older adults (age 65+ years) was 13.8%, and the average life expectancy was 79 years for males and 85.2 years for females. South Korea is the fastest ageing country among the OECD countries. Beginning in the 1970s, senior citizen associations, welfare groups, religious communities, and private institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Access to Education, Aging (Individuals)
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Fang-Mien Liao; Guan-Liang Chen; Chiu-Tien Hsu; Yu-Hui Liu; Lee-Lan Cheng; Xiong-Chun Chan; Hui-Chuan Wei – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Considering the significance of lifelong learning in advancing active aging in aging societies, the ability to engage in self-directed learning plays a crucial role for adults. There are many self-directed learning (SDL) tools available that measure the SDL abilities of nursing students and healthcare professionals. However, fewer SDL tools…
Descriptors: Adults, Older Adults, Active Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Nanthawong, Nipitpon; Phuwanatwichit, Thongchai; Mangkhang, Charin; Sarobol, Atchara – Higher Education Studies, 2021
The purpose of this research is to study learning management on sexual diversity in social studies through a case study on identity formation in the LGBT elderly. The sample included 12 LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) elderly people determined by the concept of age ranges or generations. This study is in the form of a qualitative…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Identification (Psychology), LGBTQ People, Older Adults