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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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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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Karen Carnicello Wenzel; Marieke Van Puymbroeck; Stephen Lewis; Francis McGuire; Julie Vidotto – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Lifelong learning programs for older adults are suggested as a promising strategy to promote successful and active aging. This observational study utilized cross-sectional data from a nationwide survey administered to adults aged 65 and older who were recruited through nine Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI). Data collected included general…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Cognitive Ability, Older Adults, Lifelong Learning
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Childers, G.; Elz, Hannah – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
This study explored and documented the science and engineering practices of older adults living in Southern Appalachia. Informed by the body of research related to lifelong learning, hobbies, Funds of Knowledge, and science and engineering practices, a descriptive case study was designed to interview four older adult individuals about their…
Descriptors: Scientists, Engineering, Older Adults, Lifelong Learning
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Irene Campos-García – European Journal of Education, 2024
In recent years, the proportion of the active population over 55 years of age has increased and, with it, early retirement, unemployment of older workers and senior "push" entrepreneurs. Given the repercussions at a social and economic level, the debate about the need to recover and keep seniors in the labour market is becoming…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Training, Evaluation
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McNamara, Billie R. – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This single-participant phenomenological study derived from an advanced graduate-level qualitative research course assignment in 2022. I investigated the graduate school experiences of a purposefully selected septuagenarian male PhD student at a large, Southeastern U.S. university. The well-established University of Tennessee Transdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Males, Doctoral Students, Educational Experience
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Lis Ângela De Bortoli; Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi; Ana Sara Castaman; Barbara Barbosa Neves; Helenice de Moura Scortegagna; Lenir Antonio Hannecker – Educational Gerontology, 2024
In educational gerontology, non-formal education emerges as a possibility for lifelong learning because it is more flexible and less bureaucratic than formal education. In this context, agile culture offers a potential strategy to enhance non-formal education. While there are four manifestos for agile culture in education, their application in…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Older Adults, Nonformal Education, Lifelong Learning
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Sangjin Ma; Namhoon Kim; Sok An – International Review of Education, 2024
This study examined the association between literacy and quality of life among rural seniors in the Republic of Korea. A sample of rural seniors (N = 1,000) was surveyed by the Korea Rural Economic Institute in 2018, which assessed their literacy levels, their lifelong literacy education status and their quality of life. The authors' analyses of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Literacy, Quality of Life
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Schmidt-Hertha, Bernhard; Findsen, Brian; Li, Zhen – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
The concept and practices associated with learning in later life provide a broad context for understanding the articles published in the IJLE. The main aim of this review is to identify dominant aspects in discourses on older learners in the IJLE and how they have changed over the decades. Hence, we identify and briefly discuss historical trends…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Older Adults, Adult Learning, Andragogy
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Emiko Takagi; Madeleine S. Marroquin-Serrano – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The Age-Friendly University (AFU) principles outline a set of visions that higher education institutions should support to become inclusive to learners of all ages, especially older learners. A growing number of higher education institutions across the globe are currently engaged in various work of AFU development. One of the areas of study in…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, College Students, Inclusion, Older Adults
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Chaloemchai Charoenkiatkan; Natthawat Khositditsayanan; Benchaporn Wannupatam – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a training curriculum intended to enhance the quality of life for the elderly. As Thailand witnesses a demographic shift with increasing numbers of older adults, driven by declining birth rates and extended life expectancies, the importance of ensuring quality elderly care becomes paramount. The devised…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Quality of Life, Older Adults, Adult Education
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Chun-Ting Yeh; Kai-Chi Huang; Pei-Yun Chen – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Since 2008, the Taiwan Ministry of Education has been encouraging government agencies and private organizations to establish Active aging learning centers (AALCs). This has led to the engagement of AALCs across communities in Taiwan. We explored AALC organizers' experiences with negotiations during program planning. Semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Adult Learning
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de Lima Flauzino, Karina; Manuel Pires Teixeira Gil, Henrique; Sathler Tavares Batistoni, Samila; Oliveira Costa, Maraiza; Cachioni, Meire – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The lifelong learning paradigm has become a global phenomenon, having an influence on the political organization of various countries. The aim of this study was to map lifelong learning activities for the older people so to understand how this paradigm has been incorporated into practical actions. The scoping review method was chosen and the…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Learning Activities, Older Adults, Literature Reviews
Shin Woong Rhee – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this project is to change the elderly's perception of Somang School through lifelong education. The role of the elderly in an aging church is more important than ever. The church should help them play a pivotal role in the church, Eight participants participated in this project in 12 sessions at Somang School belonging to Somang…
Descriptors: Churches, Lifelong Learning, Church Role, Older Adults
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Geng, Yanchuan; Jin, Lixian – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This paper investigated a research area worthy of greater attention: foreign language classroom anxiety (hereafter FLCA) and enjoyment (hereafter FLE) of older adults learning English as a foreign language in Chinese Universities of the Third Age. Understanding the largely overlooked emotional involvement of older language learners contributes to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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