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Direct linkTruluck, Janet; Kim, Young Sek; Valentine, Thomas – Adult Learning, 2010
Developing educational programs for older adults who are highly educated and healthy is necessary in order to meet the learning needs for this specific group. One response to this demand for educational programs is the Learning in Retirement Organization (LIR). LIR began in New York City in 1962 as an educational program for retired professionals.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Older Adults, Retirement
Kim, Young Sek; Merriam, Sharan B. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2010
Situated learning theory understands learning to be a sociocultural activity, and individuals experience identity development as they participate in communities of practice. The purpose of this study was to understand how Korean older adults' computer learning in a classroom is a situated activity and how this learning influences older adults'…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Korean Culture, Learning Processes, Classroom Environment
Chen, Li-Kuang; Kim, Young Sek; Moon, Paul; Merriam, Sharan B. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2008
The aging population is a worldwide challenge. Understanding how older adults have been portrayed would provide a foundation on which future scholarship can build. This study assesses and critiques the assumptions underlying the portrayal of older adults and their learning in adult education journals from 1980 to 2006. On reviewing 93 articles in…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Retirement
Kim, Young Sek – Educational Gerontology, 2008
By searching the keywords of "older adult" and "computer" in ERIC, Academic Search Premier, and PsycINFO, this study reviewed 70 studies published after 1990 that address older adults' computer learning and usage. This study revealed 5 prominent themes among reviewed literature: (a) motivations and barriers of older adults' usage of computers, (b)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Computers, Access to Computers
