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Pennee Narot, Editor; Narong Kiettikunwong, Editor – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
In many countries across the Asia Pacific region, people are adapting to the new demographic shift, but there is nonetheless much concern. This book documents the various educational approaches rendered by both public and private sectors to enable elderly individuals in their own countries to re-engage in society more inclusively, to stay longer…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Lifelong Learning, Access to Education, Aging (Individuals)
Sokolovsky, Jay; Sokolovsky, Joan – 1983
A volume devoted to aging and the aged in Third World societies focuses on ethnographic case studies from Papua New Guinea, China, India, the Sudan, and Mexico. The first of five articles, "Sweeping Men and Harmless Women: Responsibility and Gender Identity in Later Life" (Dorothy Ayers Counts), examines the perception of gender over the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Developing Nations, Ethnography
Liang, Jersey; And Others – 1985
This document consists of the following three papers: (1) "Aging in the People's Republic of China" (Liang), including a 22-item bibliography; (2) "The Reform of China's Social Security System for the Elderly" (Chuanyi); and (3) "Developing Research on Aging in China" (Jihui). The first paper briefly outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Services