Full Description
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.
Contents
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
