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Dararatt Anantanasuwong – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
Thailand is ageing rapidly, and it has taken about two decades to transform from an ageing society to an aged society. This chapter explores the socio-economic critical issues related to policies and measures for the well-being of the Thai older adults under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the upcoming development of the UN…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Well Being
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Ratana-Ubol, Archanya; Richards, Cameron – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
The concept of the university of the third age (U3A) is well established overseas and a key international focus for emerging global networks of senior citizen (i.e. seniors) lifelong learning. However it is yet to become so in Thailand although it too is in the process of becoming an ageing society. Moreover, this is despite the extent to which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning
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Zimmer, Zachary; Korinek, Kim; Knodel, John; Chayovan, Napaporn – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2008
This paper examines interactions between older adults living in rural areas of Thailand and Cambodia and their adult children. Thai data come from the Survey of the Welfare of the Elderly (N = 3,202 older adults and 17,517 adult children). Cambodia data are from the Survey of the Elderly in Cambodia (N = 777 older adults and 3,751 adult children).…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship