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Nuntiya Doungphummes; Sirintorn Bhibulbhanuvat; Theeraphong Boonrugsa – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate and discuss the application of mindfulness practices rooted in Buddhism as the methodological praxis in implementing participatory action research (PAR) projects with older Thai adults. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on the researchers' reflexive accounts of participatory action…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Metacognition, Older Adults, Action Research
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Monica-Andreea Popescu – Journal of Educational Sciences, 2023
The aging process involves numerous changes, on a physical, social and family level, which requires the presence of necessary adaptive strategies for maintaining a healthy emotional level and an optimum well-being. Numerous theories have focused on the relation between the coping strategies and psychological well-being on elderly people, which can…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Well Being, Coping, Aging (Individuals)
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Yingqiu Chen; Louisa Buckingham – Educational Gerontology, 2025
Older migrants are often later-life language learners by necessity. While the bulk of extant research on older language learners focuses on those who elect language learning as a constructive leisure pursuit, for older migrants with low proficiency in the dominant host country language, progress in language learning is a key factor that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Migrants, Older Adults
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Grace Rutherford; Rafat Hussain; Kathleen Tait – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, now constitute a major proportion of ill-health across most adult and older populations including in people with intellectual disability. The current paper is a comparative analysis of prevalence of NCDs across mid-aged and older-aged people with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Adults, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Hidetsugu Suto; Qianran Wang – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Japan, like many countries, is facing problems with an aging society, and lifelong learning is becoming more and more important. To provide older adults with the opportunity to enroll in lifelong learning programs, it is essential to offer suitable programs. However, designing learning programs for older adults is not easy because they may have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Educational Opportunities
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Hsiao-Mei Hu – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Maintaining the abilities and utilizing, even developing the potential of older adults is currently one of the important issues in an aged society, and participation in education is an important method to maintain and develop the abilities of older adults. Exploring the factors that discourage older adults from participating in learning activities…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Attitudes, Participation, Adult Education
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Magnus Schoultz – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
This study aims to contribute knowledge about teachers' reflections on their own practice in "Folkbildning" activities for older adults and is based on Nordic-German Didaktik theory and the three main Didaktik questions: "why?, what?" and "how?." Semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted with teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Older Adults, Adult Education
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Maartje Lenders; Machteld A. Ouwens; Rosalien M. H. J. Wilting; Arjan C. Videler – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
A psychoeducation program that was originally developed by the Dutch Association for Autism was adjusted for older adults to enhance its feasibility and efficacy in later life. In this study, we explored the effects of this adapted psychoeducation program for older autistic adults in a pre-test -- post-test 6-month follow-up design. A total of 61…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Knowledge Level
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Jee Eun Sung; Eunha Jo; Sujin Choi; Jiyeon Lee – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether older adults exhibit reduced abilities in coordinating lexical retrieval and syntactic formulation during sentence production and whether an individual's working memory capacity predicts age-related changes in sentence production. Method: A total of 124 Korean-speaking individuals (79 young…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Language Processing, Sentences, Short Term Memory
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Eungyeong Kim – Educational Gerontology, 2024
This study attempted to identify the level of health literacy among older adults by applying the Andersen model and analyzing the factors affecting this level. We used the nationwide secondary data from the 2021 Korea Community Health Survey. Data obtained from 74,492 older adults aged 65 years or more were analyzed using the t-test, Pearson's…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
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Susanna Nordin; Jodi Sturge; Louise Meijering; Marie Elf – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
The use of codesign methods is becoming increasingly common practice to involve and engage research participants in health research. Through codesign, end-users and stakeholders can contribute their own perspectives and experiences to solve a common problem. This article describes how a 5-day codesign sprint can be used to find solutions to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies
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Nuntiya Doungphummes; Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj; Theeraphong Boonrugsa; Sirintorn Bhibulbhanuvat; Waraporn Suebwongsuwan – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2024
Media literacy is a much-needed competency in the digitalised world, but it is still an unknown knowledge base for older Thai adults. This design-based research set out as an initiative to promote media literacy through an age-friendly and culture-responsive training programme. The design process involved focus groups with key stakeholders and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Adult Students, Media Literacy, Older Adults
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Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova; Moreira, Teresa; Galvão, Joana – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2023
Purpose: It is essential to develop and improve instruments that measure and assess children's attitudes towards the elderly. Despite the degree of questions related to this topic, no tools validated for the Portuguese population on the subject were found in the literature. Consequently, this study aimed to translate and validate a scale designed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Childrens Attitudes, Older Adults
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Narongdej Phanthaphoommee; Sunida Siwapathomchai – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: This article seeks to provide a fresh perspective on the methodological approach to studying caregiving in a transnational context by analysing, local caregiver's lifeworld, informal interpreting/translation and professional communication with foreign retirees. Design/methodology/approach: This project explores the complex and…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Retirement, Foreign Countries, Translation
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Sasha Elbaz; Johanna Gruber; Kaotar Elberhoumi; Syeda Nayab Bukhari; Soham Rej; Harmehr Sekhon – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Older adults have become more dependent on using technologies to connect and communicate with others across the globe. This insight has since become more evident with the COVID-19 pandemic. While many older adults have increased their skills with these technologies, many more lack the necessary knowledge and skillset to effectively benefit from…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Computer Mediated Communication, Technological Literacy, Program Effectiveness
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