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Teaching Older Adults: An Instructional Model from Singapore
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Ko, Helen – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Against the backdrop of an unprecedented increase in the number of older adults in Singapore, the escalating pace of change which necessitates continuous learning, and a dearth of empirical research related to instructional design for older adults, this study sought to fill this gap by investigating the strategies utilized by successful…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Education, Adult Educators
"I'm Slowly Ageing but I Still Have My Value": Challenging Ageism and Empowering Older Persons through Lifelong Learning in Singapore
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Maulod, Ad; Lu, Si Yinn – Educational Gerontology, 2020
The National Silver Academy (NSA) was launched in 2016 as part of the Singapore government's Action Plan for Successful Aging. This paper uses a grounded approach to explore and assess critical geragogical elements that are enabling, empowering and transformative for older learners. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 48…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Transformative Learning
Reading, the Library, and the Elderly: A Singapore Case Study
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Luyt, Brendan; Ann, Ho Swee – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2011
Singapore is now one of the fastest aging societies in the world. By 2030 those over 65 years old are expected to number 1.41m strong, 26.8 percent of the country's entire population. Given these numbers, it is not surprising that aging is a key concern in Singapore. This article reports on a qualitative study of 32 individuals over the age of 55…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Case Studies