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Cooney, Joe; And Others – 1985
This book contains group instructional exercises designed to help older workers who are new to America make a satisfactory and satisfying adjustment to work in America. The plans present information and strategies for dealing with cultural issues that need to be addressed prior to active involvement in employment or training. They are designed for…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Cultural Awareness
Smith, Thomas B.; And Others – 1993
This curriculum handbook is the first to offer a comprehensive professional day care training plan for older workers. The program targets potential child care workers over 55, in hopes of finding a progressive solution to the growing problem of locating accessible, affordable child care in the United States. The program offers older adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Curriculum Guides
Download full textRoberson, Donald N. – 2003
New perspectives need to be gained on the roles of older adults and older workers in the new millenium. Because today's adult is healthier, policies concerning social security, retirement, and work need to be changed. There is a need for acceptance of various types of aging. Rather than mandating specific retirement, the individual should have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology
Ward, Betty Arnett – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
Since aging has become a field of increasing interest, many requests for information on the educational aspects of the subject have been received in the Office of Education. Because of the growing number of these requests, and because so few items bearing on education are included in the reference lists in the general field of aging, this…
Descriptors: Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Older Adults, Adult Education
Peters, Robert H., Ed. – 2002
These eight papers are intended to help prepare trainers of mine safety for an expected influx of younger workers as experienced miners retire and acquaint the trainers with strategies they can use to enhance their training effectiveness. "Principles of Adult Learning: Application for Mine Trainers" (Kathleen M. Kowalski, Charles Vaught)…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences
Jarvis, Peter – 2001
This book, which incorporates information gathered through research in the United Kingdom and the United States, explores the nature and importance of learning throughout the human life cycle. The following are among the topics examined: (1) learning and third age education (the emergence of education for adults, third age education); (2) learning…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
