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Sarah A. Hall; Roger J. Stancliffe – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities want to be included in all aspects of community life, but social inclusion continues to be very limited. Method: We used a qualitative multiple case study to describe the experiences and perspectives of four older workers or retirees with intellectual and developmental…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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Marianne Paimre; Sirje Virkus; Kairi Osula – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Despite the proven effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe illness, many individuals, including older adults who are most susceptible to the virus, have opted against vaccination. Various factors could shape vaccination decisions, including seeking health information (HI). The internet is the primary source of HI today; however,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
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Nicholas J. Wyche; Mark Edwards; Stephanie C. Goodhew – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
The Useful Field of View task (UFOV) is a strong and reliable predictor of crash risk in older drivers. However, while the functional domain of attention is clearly implicated in UFOV performance, the potential role of one specific attentional process remains unclear: attentional breadth (the spatial extent of the attended region around the point…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Older Adults, Attention Control, Risk
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Ching-Teng Yao – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of progression to dementia. Whether it is feasible to engage this population in expressive arts therapy and yield effects on cognition and depression for older adults with MCI remained unclear. The aim of this study examined the effects of expressive arts therapy on the…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Art Expression, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Impairments
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Jiaming Shi; Chaoxin Jiang – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Participation in adult education is a crucial component of the active aging framework. However, there have been limited studies exploring the association between participation in adult education and subjective wellbeing among older adults. Furthermore, the underlying mediating and moderating mechanisms in this association have not been extensively…
Descriptors: Participation, Adult Education, Well Being, Older Adults
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Mark A. Eckert; Lois J. Matthews; Kenneth I. Vaden Jr.; Judy R. Dubno – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Speech recognition in noise is challenging for listeners and appears to require support from executive functions to focus attention on rapidly unfolding target speech, track misunderstanding, and sustain attention. The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that lower executive function abilities explain poorer speech…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Intelligibility, Auditory Perception, Speech Communication
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Lee, Jihyun; Tomimbang, Adriane Cris; Lim, Jongil – Educational Gerontology, 2022
This pilot study was conducted to identify the effects of an 8-week aquatics program with peer-led learning on the functional fitness, postural stability, self-efficacy, and quality of life in older adults. Twenty older adults with a mean age of 65.5 were assigned to either a non-peer-led group or a peer-led-group. Both groups received 60-min…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Self Efficacy, Physical Fitness, Human Posture
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Cawley-Bennett, Andrew T. J.; Frascino, Jennifer C.; Asp, Isabel E.; Golshan, Shahrokh; Bondi, Mark W.; Luo, Zhishang; Smith, Christine N. – Learning & Memory, 2022
Novel tests of semantic memory (SM)--for example, memory for news events (NE; news facts) or famous personalities--are useful for estimating the severity of retrograde amnesia. Individuals with mild cognitive impairment exhibit relatively intact SM/language on traditional neuropsychological tests but exhibit consistent impairment on novel tests of…
Descriptors: News Reporting, Current Events, Memory, Neurological Impairments
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Calhoun, Denise – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
This paper demonstrates the effects of education on cognitive functioning which could serve as an alternative preventive method to halt or delay cognitive decline in older adults. The purpose of this proposal is to discuss and illustrate the benefits of improving cognitive ability through continuing education. As such, taking advantage of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Older Adults, Dementia, Correlation
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Miller, Jane – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2022
A consideration of how reading may change in retirement and old age, demonstrated in relation to five books by women.
Descriptors: Older Adults, Retirement, Reading Habits, Recreational Reading
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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
David B. Rompilla Jr.; Emily F. Hittner; Jacquelyn E. Stephens; Iris Mauss; Claudia M. Haase – Grantee Submission, 2022
How individuals regulate emotions in the face of loss has important consequences for well-being and health, but we know little about which emotion regulation strategies are most effective for older adults for whom loss is ubiquitous. The present laboratory-based study examined effects of three emotion regulation strategies (i.e., detachment,…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Self Control, Well Being, Older Adults
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Emese Schiller; Helga Dorner; Barnabás Gulyás; Zsuzsa Kovács; Lenka Kamanová; Katerina Pevná; Morana Koludrovic; Ana Cosic; Filipa Jelaska – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2025
Intergenerational (IG) practices foster understanding among diverse age groups, enhancing active ageing and social cohesion. Universities, as key stakeholders in lifelong learning, are pivotal in IG initiatives. Hence, this study investigates IG practices, rooted in project-based learning and co-management, in an international collaboration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Generational Differences, Intergenerational Programs
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Deng, ZhiDi; Agbeyaka, Senyo; Fuller-Thomson, Esme – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate Black-White differences associated with hearing loss among older adults living in the United States. Method: Secondary data analysis was conducted using the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) with a replication analysis of the 2016 ACS. The ACS is an annual nationally representative survey of…
Descriptors: African Americans, Whites, Hearing Impairments, Racial Differences
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