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Gau, Wen-Bing – SAGE Open, 2022
Senior citizens' communities of practice (CoPs) in Taiwan focus on the sharing of experiences and expertise, and engagement with issues of mutual concern. Because most of their members have a wealth of social experiences, as well as the time and strong motivation to learn new skills, these CoPs have strong potential to become learning environments…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Older Adults, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries
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Hao Cheng; Keyi Lyu – SAGE Open, 2024
Reverse education, where younger individuals teach older adults, has gained prominence but lacks comprehensive understanding regarding its dynamics and impacts. This study addresses this gap by exploring the cognitive processes of older adult learners who view young university students as their teachers. Through semi-structured interviews with 12…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Students, Young Adults, College Students
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Hong Liu – SAGE Open, 2023
This paper presents the results of a retrospective study that investigates the cognitive effects of learning a foreign language in late adulthood. The learner group, consisting of 21 L1 Chinese speakers who have been learning to read Arabic for 2 years and 4 months, were compared to the matched group on their performance on a series of cognitive…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Older Adults, Cognitive Processes
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Bureš, Vladimír; Mikulecká, Jaroslava; Ponce, Daniela – SAGE Open, 2017
The use of television (TV) for learning purposes has been a topic of interest for several decades. Although digital TV represents a highly up-and-coming platform for education, there is a plethora of issues from various areas. The primary goal of this article is to present details associated with the investigation of how elderly as a distinctive…
Descriptors: Television, Educational Technology, Older Adults, Adult Education