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Direct linkWalker, Ruth; Hutchinson, Claire – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: The increased longevity of individuals with intellectual disability means that ageing parents often play an extended caregiving role into late life. This systematic review evaluates qualitative evidence on futures planning among older parents whose adult children live either in the family home or out-of-home. Method: Electronic…
Descriptors: Parents, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Caregivers
Sougleris, Christina; Ranzijn, Rob – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
This article reports on a study of older community-dwelling Australian adults which aimed to test whether a relatively unexplored construct, proactive coping, could have a role in purpose in life, personal growth, and life satisfaction. A total of 109 women and 115 men (Mean age = 75.04 yrs, SD = 6.66) completed a questionnaire containing…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Well Being, Coping, Housing
Golding, Barry – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
This paper reports on research into community-based men's sheds in Australia, focusing on how regular activity in these sheds impacts on the informal learning experiences of the mainly older men who use them. It leads to an exploration and reflection on how men's learning experiences in such sheds might inform adult and vocational education in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Community Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Peer reviewedLazarowich, N. Michael – Gerontologist, 1990
Describes 10-year-old Victoria, Australia granny flat program which has about 3,000 units in place. Sees granny flats, designed as standardized units using panels, as offering privacy yet proximity to family. Reviews Victoria program; suggests that state initiatives are more successful than local ones, and that decentralized administration is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Housing, Housing Needs, Older Adults
Day, Alice T. – 1985
The significance of family support to people in old age is explored in this book, which presents data from interviews with 23 elderly persons living in the community in Sydney, Australia. The monograph is divided into five parts. Part 1 describes the fieldwork setting and presents selected social and demographic characteristics of the interviewed…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Coping, Expectation, Family Relationship
Download full textSwindell, Richard; Vassella, Ken – 1996
Face-to-face structured interviews were held with 1,810 older adults throughout Queensland (Australia) to determine their sources of information about housing, finance, legal matters, home maintenance, and social activities. At least 97% of respondents knew of at least one source of information about each topic; however, 42%-57% could name only…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Home Management
