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Direct linkRadka Bužgová; Radka Kozáková; Katka Bobcíková; Hana Matejovská Kubešová – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The aim of this uncontrolled interventional study was to determine the effect of a yearly educational course within the University of the Third Age on quality of life, life satisfaction, sense of coherence, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, attitudes toward old age, and older people's perception of social support. The population included 121…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Residential Institutions, Adult Education, Aging Education
Download full textSun, Qi; Lin, Xi – Commission for International Adult Education, 2022
Older adults' participation in the University for the Third Age (U3A) positively influences their physical and emotional well-being and thus increases their quality of life. However, the number of the elderly participating in the U3A has remained low in China, especially in rural areas. This study explored the factors influencing older adults'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Physical Health, Mental Health
Leung, Dion S. Y.; Liu, Ben C. P. – Educational Gerontology, 2011
This study aimed to identify the relationships between lifelong learning, quality of life, and self-efficacy of older adults. One thousand and three participants of a lifelong educational program participated; the mean age was 50.6 (SD = 7.8, range: 18-78). Findings revealed that the patterns of study established a positive association with…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Quality of Life, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning
Merriam, Sharan B.; Clark, M. Carolyn – 1992
To understand how work, love, and learning are interrelated in adults' lives, data were collected in two ways: through a life-history type instrument and through in-depth interviews with 19 men and women. A life event framework was chosen to illustrate the broad constructs of work and love. Respondents identified in two columns major life events…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Educational Research
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT. – 1994
This learning guide is designed to connect personal, family, and job responsibilities for adults and out-of-school youth in economically depressed areas of the state (including transitional ex-offenders and corrections populations) so that these individuals learn to manage and balance these aspects of their lives in order to prepare for or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Educational Resources
Regional Spotlight, 1976
Focusing upon the emergence of multidisciplinary action on southern campuses involved in rural development activities, this newsletter traces the southern rural development efforts from their inception to present times and offers projections regarding the future. Specifically, this document presents information on: the development of the land…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Agriculture, Child Care
