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Kerka, Sandra – 2003
The concept of social capital refers to the resources of networks, norms or shared values, and trust to which individuals have access as community members. A reason to consider intergenerational learning in the context of social capital is awareness of unequal access to positive social capital and the risk that social exclusion and disadvantage…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Demonstration Programs
Wolf, Mary Alice – 1994
This review examines and synthesizes literature about persons over 60--the Third Age--particularly as they engage in learning. It spans the literature of psychology, sociology, gerontology, education, and other fields, connecting them through four constructs: the inner life, cognitive changes of aging, psychosocial development, and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
Stein, David; Rocco, Tonette S. – 2001
Although workplaces are searching for ways to increase productivity, older workers asking for increased career development opportunities are neglected by most workplaces. Age alone may not be a defining characteristic of an older worker. Perhaps becoming an older worker is more situational than chronological. Retirement for future older workers is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)