Lifelong Learning
The Education of the Aging Population
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Lifelong Learning: The Education of the Aging Population focuses on the education of the aging population worldwide. The book includes studies representing a variety of perspectives and research methods, rich and informative in analyzing the issue under country-specific social, cultural, historical, economic, and political contexts, and strategies to improve life-long education of aging society.
The chapters address
- Key trends, status, major theories, and models of life-long education for the aging population across a variety of communities
- Issues and challenges that exist in life-long education for the aging population
- Effective and successful practices and models that may benefit other countries.
The book unites expert researchers, educators, advocates, policymakers, and community leaders from various countries to offer insights, key trends, theories, and practices in education for the aging population, aiming to positively influence lifelong learning for this group globally.
Chapter 1. Education for Digital Inclusion of the Elderly in the Light of Government Strategies: The Example of Poland; Justyna Przywojska and Aldona Podgórniak-Krzykacz
- Chapter 2. Age-friendly Learning Environments to Support Older People’s Media Literacies; Päivi Rasi-Heikkinen
- Chapter 3. Smart Campus Bridges the Digital Gap: A Case Study of Shanghai University for the Elderly; Min Wang and Ying Kuang
- Chapter 4. Facilitating Active Learning Among the Aging Population in Taiwan: The 1-2-3 Instructional Model; Hui-Chuan Wei and Ai-Tzu Li
- Chapter 5. Lifelong Learning and Well-Being: Lessons from U.S. Older Adults Before and During COVID-19; Craig A. Talmage, Richard C. Knopf, R. Jack Hansen, Kevin M. Connaughton, Stacey H. Rivera, Steven P. Thaxton , and Virginia Miller
- Chapter 6. Promoting Intergenerational Learning Between the Elderly and Children Through Home-School Collaboration: A Study in a Chinese Rural Community; Wenshu Li, Jiacheng Li , and Shuli Tu
- Chapter 7. Japanese Social Education and the Aging Problems in Underpopulated Areas: Older Adults’ Self-Initiated Learning; Qianran Wang and Harusuke Kubota
- Chapter 8. Embracing Positive Aging in a Small Poetry-writing Community: Writing and Sense of Belonging; Edwin Creely, Jane Southcott , and Luke Creely
- Chapter 9. Remedies for Lifelong Learning and Improving the Quality of Lifelong Learning Activities for the Turkish Elderly; Selahattin Turan, Hamit Özen , and Hakan Sönmez
- Chapter 10. The Effectiveness of Active Aging Learning in Taiwan: From the Perspective of Service Quality; Ai-Tzu Li and Hui-Chuan Wei
- Chapter 11. Lifelong learning: An Andragogical Approach to Education for the Aging Population; Suwithida Charungkaittikul and John A. Henschke
Qiu Wang is Professor of Measurement and Research Methodology at Syracuse University, USA.
Guofang Wan is Professor of Education at Loyola University Chicago, USA.
Dominick Fantacone is Director of Research and Sponsored Programmes at the State University of New York College at Cortland, USA.