Enhancing quality of life for older adults through university education: a scoping review

WN Gonçalves Gaia, W Vieira da Silva… - Educational …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
With the rising aging population, there is a pressing need for effective public policies and
academic initiatives tailored to older adults, educational aspirations, and needs. This article …

Older adults' participation in education and successful aging: Implications for university continuing education in Canada

A Sloane-Seale, B Kops - Canadian Journal of University …, 2010 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
Representatives from Manitoba seniors' organizations and the University of Manitoba
collaborated on a proposal to examine the participation of older adults in learning activities …

INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING TO ADDRESSING AGEISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SCOPING REVIEW FINDINGS

M Hand, C Tompkins, E Ihara, M Inoue… - Innovation in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Intergenerational learning strategies can increase wellness, both among students and older
community members, while challenging ageism on college and university campuses. Still …

Older adults' motivation to learn in higher education

L Yi-Yin - 2011 - newprairiepress.org
A limited amount of literature has discussed older adults in formal education, especially their
motivations to learn in higher education. This study aims to understand older adults' learning …

Elder perceptions of higher education and successful aging

SA Trudeau - 2009 - search.proquest.com
There is a growing trend of colleges and universities to affiliate with retirement communities,
often to enhance revenue sources. Little is known of the effect of this emerging phenomenon …

Forging new identities: Older adults in higher education.

MB Lakin - International Journal of Continuing Education & …, 2009 - search.ebscohost.com
Drawing from a two-year study Reinvesting in the third age: Older adults and higher
education, interviews with lifelong learning administrators, and current research literature on …

[图书][B] The commitment of older learners to university-based learning: Changing perspectives

ML Morrison - 2003 - tspace.library.utoronto.ca
As the population ages, education in the post-retirement years will become an even more
popular option and attention will need to be given to the contributions that older learners can …

The Untapped Opportunity of Older Adult Students on Campus

C Ladner - Adults in the Academy: Voices of Lifelong Learners, 2021 - brill.com
As the world population continues to age, higher education is no longer devoted exclusively
to young adults. People return to school at various life stages, therefore, adapting to age …

Fostering a new model of multigenerational learning: Older adult perspectives, community partners, and higher education

J Dauenhauer, DW Steitz, LJ Cochran - Educational Gerontology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Intergenerational service-learning initiatives are an increasingly common educational
practice designed to engage college students and older adults with one another. The growth …

Introduction to the special issue-age-friendly universities (AFU): Principles, practices, and opportunities

JM Montepare - Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The need for more age-friendly campuses is plain and clear. Institutions of higher education
in the US and beyond are facing profound challenges as they look to respond to the …