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Simi, Demi; Matusitz, Jonathan – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2016
This paper examines ageism among older students in U.S. higher education. Ageism involves any uncalled-for reaction to any age and does not require racism and sexism to exist. Social closure theory is the research framework used in this analysis. The theory posits that specific parties (i.e., in-groups) gain benefits by closing off favorable…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Discrimination, Undergraduate Students, Adult Learning