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Lee Stadtlander; Amy Sickel – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2024
Aging, an often-neglected aspect of diversity in universities, is an important issue, as the rate of people working who are 75 and older is growing faster than the rate for any other age group. The present sequential explanatory mixed-method study explored 129 older online faculty's attitudes and opinions on work and retirement in an online survey…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Online Courses, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Naomi Cook – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This project investigates the effectiveness of the Digital Discipleship Model at Zoe Ministries in enhancing online engagement among its predominantly Black congregation. Prompted by the digital divide seen during COVID-19, particularly among older members, the initiative centered on a six-week digital literacy workshop via Zoom and Zoe's Virtual…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Churches, African Americans, Workshops
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Montserrat Iranzo-Domingo; Dolors Cañabate Ortiz – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2024
This article adheres to UN guidelines concerning the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) which aim to improve the lives of the older population. The objective of this study is to show how social dance with artistic-scenic purposes for a socially vulnerable group of older adults (third and fourth age) contributes to active ageing from social and…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Mobility, Aging (Individuals), Socialization
Jessica Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Given the imbalance in the ratio of male to female ADHD diagnosis, there is a dearth of information on the profile for women with ADHD, especially in adulthood and with those of higher intelligence levels (Rommelse et al., 2016). Each, if not all, diagnoses of ADHD or giftedness come from a parent, teacher, or outside observer's scale of symptoms…
Descriptors: Females, Gifted, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adults
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Irene Acosta-Manzano; Elvira Barrios; Jorge García-Mata – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), Out-of-Class Foreign Language Use (OCFLU) and learner factors (FL and FL proficiency level). Participants were 611 foreign language (FL) learners aged 16-72 at Spanish Official Language Schools. An online questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Likert Scales
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Jinhyun Cho – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This article examines interpreters' dilemmas and choices in the case of home-based aged care assessments of elderly migrants in Australia. Based on one-on-one interviews with professional interpreters, it specifically explores tensions between power, norms and interpreters' own positionings on intercultural communication problems. Data analysis…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Translation
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Elena Luna; Andrew Springer; Denise Herrera; Maria Elena Garcia; Louis Brown; Steven H. Kelder – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Background: For older Latinos, some benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) include enhanced cognitive functioning, decreased loneliness, and reduced premature mortality. Despite LTPA benefits, adults [greater than or equal to]50 years are one of the most inactive age groups in the United States. Methods: This qualitative study aimed to…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Psychological Patterns