A review of research on the relationship between learning and health for older adults

M Schoultz, J Öhman… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies have demonstrated that there is a positive relationship between learning
activities and health in general and that learning has a positive impact on the psychological …

Psychosocial characteristics, training attitudes and well-being of students: A longitudinal study

NIZ Nor, AP Smith - Journal of Education, Society and …, 2019 - science.sdpublishers.org
Background: The first aim of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial
characteristics on four training attitudes (motivation to learn, learning, transfer intention and …

4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education: Leave No One Behind--Participation, Equity and Inclusion.

E Boeren, J Field - UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2019 - ERIC
The Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) provides a clear and
comprehensive picture of the state of adult learning and education (ALE) around the world …

Ask them why: Older learners' motivational reasons for learning at a university for the third age

H Hachem - Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults continue learning for intrinsic and extrinsic reasons. Literature has often
portrayed the reasons for learning in older age as either intentional or as predetermined by …

[PDF][PDF] Attitudes to training and their relation to the wellbeing of workers

NIZ Nor, A Smith - Journal of Education, Society and …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Background: This study aimed to investigate the influence of attitudes towards training on
individuals' level of well-being, after controlling for other variables (demographics and …

Is there a need for a fourth statement? An examination of the critical and humanist statements of educational gerontology principles

H Hachem - International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The guiding principles of the education of older adults have been stated in three landmark
publications. In their statements of principles, the authors of those publications affiliated …

The university of the third age in Lebanon: Challenges, opportunities and prospects

MA Chahine, AM Sibai - The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing …, 2019 - Springer
Leading the Arab world in terms of population ageing, Lebanon is a small middle-income
country in the Middle East which has also led the way for lifelong learning in later life …

Experiences of intrinsic values in education for older adults: insights from a Swedish senior university

M Schoultz, J Öhman, M Quennerstedt - European journal for …, 2022 - diva-portal.org
This study aims to acquire more knowledge about the meaning of intrinsic values in
organised post-work non-formal educational activities for older adults. Observations and …

The case of educational gerontology in Lebanon: a harbinger of empowerment, emancipation and social change?

H Hachem, E Nikkola, A Zaidan - International journal of lifelong …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: In Lebanon, older adults face socioeconomic challenges that are expected
to worsen due to an increase in older adult population, chronic governmental neglect …

On older learners' naïveté: an examination of the emancipatory function of critical older adult education

H Hachem, J Westberg - International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Many critical educational philosophies assume that learners are naïve and unable to
critically read their social reality. Critical educational gerontology (CEG) aims to emancipate …