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Direct linkLaw, Vincent T. S.; Yee, Hilary H. L.; Ng, Tommy K. C.; Fong, Ben Y. F. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
In light of its low fertility rate and long life span, Hong Kong is facing the challenge of a rapidly ageing population. To foster successful ageing, learning throughout life regardless of age is promoted as lifelong learning. A total of 20 older adults who are studying the Diploma in Active Ageing at the School of Professional Education and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals)
Maureen Tam – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
This chapter outlines and discusses the development of lifelong learning for elders in Hong Kong, including policies and provisions put in place by both government and non-government organizations over the past few decades. Same as other developed economies in the world, Hong Kong is also facing the challenges of a fast-growing ageing population.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Aging (Individuals), Social Systems
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; Tam, Maureen – Educational Gerontology, 2018
There has not been ample recent research on teaching older adults. However, as described below, there is mounting research in how and why older adults want to learn. This brief discussion is derived from work undertaken for a workshop in Hong Kong on issues in teaching older adults. It combines recent research on learning and teaching in higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Older Adults, Adult Education
