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Agile Manifesto of Non-Formal Education for Older Adults -- A Co-Design Experience
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Lis Ângela De Bortoli; Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi; Ana Sara Castaman; Barbara Barbosa Neves; Helenice de Moura Scortegagna; Lenir Antonio Hannecker – Educational Gerontology, 2024
In educational gerontology, non-formal education emerges as a possibility for lifelong learning because it is more flexible and less bureaucratic than formal education. In this context, agile culture offers a potential strategy to enhance non-formal education. While there are four manifestos for agile culture in education, their application in…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Older Adults, Nonformal Education, Lifelong Learning
Barriers and Supportive Factors for Older Adults Learning about and Using Information and Communication Technologies for Healthy Aging in Costa Rica
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Castro Rojas, María Dolores – Educational Gerontology, 2021
This study describes the barriers and supportive factors for learning about and using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) present during a learning intervention designed to enable older adults to use ICT for fostering healthy aging in terms of promoting functional ability. Forty-one adults, older than 60 years, participated in a…
Descriptors: Barriers, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Learning Processes
Nonformal Learning and Well-Being among Older Adults: Links between Participation in Swedish Study Circles, Feelings of Well-Being and Social Aspects of Learning
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Åberg, Pelle – Educational Gerontology, 2016
How does participation in nonformal learning influence the self-perceived well-being among older adults? This article looks into that issue through a study of people aged 65 years or older who have participated in Swedish study circles. The data analyzed consists of a nation-wide survey of study circle participants. The results show that there are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Education, Informal Education
Collaborative Learning among Older Married Couples: An Exploratory Study
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Vrkljan, Brenda H. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Collaboration with a married partner has been suggested as a potential strategy to help acquire and retain new skills in older adulthood. Yet, few studies have evaluated how older married couples work together when problem-solving through cognitive-based tasks. The present study involved a usability analysis of the performance and interaction of…
Descriptors: Satellites (Aerospace), Cooperative Learning, Older Adults, Marriage