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Peer reviewedCarp, Frances M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
The discretionary-activity patterns and rates, the importance of these rates, and their perceived impact upon the health of 551 retired persons and 100 employed workers in Shanghai were compared to investigate the role of retirement in China. These patterns and rates were compared to those of 751 American retired adults to assess similarities and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Leisure Time
Jarvis, Peter – 2001
This book, which incorporates information gathered through research in the United Kingdom and the United States, explores the nature and importance of learning throughout the human life cycle. The following are among the topics examined: (1) learning and third age education (the emergence of education for adults, third age education); (2) learning…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
