We are in an innovation process for the development of a new generation of tools and resources for education and training throughout life, available in any platform, at anytime and place and in any language. The project TOPQX intends to congregate a set of theoretical and empirical resources that form a scientific base from which it will be…

A limited amount of literature has discussed older adults in formal education, especially their motivations to learn in higher education. This study aims to understand older adults' learning in the context of higher education. Specifically, this study argues that higher education can function as a stimulating learning environment that helps older…

Although previous research indicates that self-concept scores of elderly people are higher than both test norms and scores for younger groups, some researchers have hypothesized that the higher self-concept scores are the result of denial and are not an indication of true self-concept. To investigate the consistency of higher test scores across…

Earlier research has attributed the performance decrements of older adults on many tasks to cautiousness. The purpose of the present investigation was to assess differences in performance between "cautious" and "risky" older adults. Male and female older adults, aged 65-80, were classified as either cautious (N=9) or risky…

This paper reports on case study that investigated the development of mainly tacit and mainly explicit components of knowledge of area measurement of a student-pair. The research covered two terms or periods of the students' learning of the subject: when they were aged 11 to 12 and when they were aged 12 to 13. The data analysis was based on…

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a self-reported inventory tapping current feelings only. A short form was published in 1972 consisting of 13 items from the original BDI, called the BDI-SF. In 1978 the original version was modified to eliminate double negative statements and alternative ways of asking the same question and then referred to…

One of the best ways to produce affordable housing is to address the needs of a group that has too much housing. A baby boom generation generates an empty nester boom. An empty nester boom means dramatic underutilization of the housing stock. If a small percentage of homeowners were to install an accessory apartment, they would have a significant…

Parents and children today can expect to share nearly half a century of life in contexts likely to be increasingly complex and emotionally stressful. One way to explore the quality of adults' relationships with their parents is to compare their assessments of these relationships with their assessments of another family relationship that also…

In American society, being alone is confounded with the concept of loneliness which has a negative image suggesting deficits in an individual's life situation. It is possible, however, that with advancing age the need for sociability decreases. This study examined the issues of loneliness and being alone among a sample of 150 older adults. Both…

This paper focuses on the referral structure (and the primary definers within this structure) in terms of which elder abuse is being defined as a social problem in Canada and interest groups are being mobilized to deal with the alleged problem. Preliminary research indicates that the major impetus is, in the main, not coming from organizations of…

Some exercises are misused and abused by people of all ages, and increased age magnifies the bad effects of these exercises. Senior citizens in particular should be aware of the possible damage that some exercises, particularly when done unsupervised, pose to their physical health. This paper describes 56 common exercises and alternatives to those…

This paper summarizes some of the data on arrest patterns and demographic trends relating to criminal behavior in the elderly. Variations in the crime rate by age and population are discussed, as is unreported elderly crime. Six tables describe the percentage distribution of arrests for all offenses by age groups, percentage distribution of…

This keynote address speaks to problems faced by the elderly, particularly in the areas of finances and social services. The public concerns over the viability of the social security system are briefly examined and confronted. The speaker, U.S. Commissioner on Aging, stresses the need for his peers to become acquainted with, and use, the many…

Points out that, although the elderly have been viewed historically as a sympathetic and vulnerable group, a reasonable case can be made that they represent a critical consumer group. (JOW)

This study examined the role of the church in providing elderly women with a structure within which to maintain social contact and spiritual support into old age. Twenty-one middle-class, older white women, all of whom lived in the same small Ohio town, attended the same Methodist church, and belonged to the same Sunday school class, were…