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Arvey, Richard D.; Fossum, John A. – 1985
It has been suggested that older workers may be particuarly vulnerable to the obsolescence process. One definition of obsolescence directly implies that the obsolescence construct is a function of two elements, the job and the person. New technologies, new products, and new methods and procedures can result in job changes which in turn can compel…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Job Skills, Job Training, Motivation
Syracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1968
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT (1964-67) ANNOTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS RELATING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING ABILITIES OF OLDER ADULTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND RETIREMENT AND PRERETIREMENT EDUCATION. SUCH TOPICS AND AREAS OF CONCERN AS STABILITY AND CHANGE IN ADULT CHARACTERISTICS (INCLUDING CHANGES IN GOALS), EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Age, Age Differences
Belbin, R.M. – 1969
Several demonstration programs were used in training older workers in four member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Austrian program was a stonemasonry course for persons aged 18 to 55, one group using traditional methods and the other, the discovery (discrimination learning) method. In the United…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Conventional Instruction, Data Processing, Discovery Learning
Stein, David; Rocco, Tonette S. – 2001
Although workplaces are searching for ways to increase productivity, older workers asking for increased career development opportunities are neglected by most workplaces. Age alone may not be a defining characteristic of an older worker. Perhaps becoming an older worker is more situational than chronological. Retirement for future older workers is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
SELECTION FOR TRAINING, DO PRESENT PRACTICES MILITATE AGAINST OLDER WORKERS. PANEL AND WORKSHOP III.
PALLONE, NATHANIEL J.; AND OTHERS – 1966
FOUR PAPERS WERE PRESENTED ON WORK DONE IN THE FIELD OF SELECTION OF OLDER WORKERS (OVER 45) FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING. IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED FOR THE EDUCATIONAL REHABILITATION OF 100 HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED WHOSE GATB SCORES DISQUALIFIED THEM FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE HAS UNDERTAKEN A PROGRAM OF…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling
BELBIN, R.M. – 1965
A SURVEY WAS PRESENTED OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON AGE CHANGES IN HUMAN CAPACITIES, ESPECIALLY IN LEARNING ABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY, AND DESCRIBED VARIOUS METHODS USED TO TRAIN WORKERS OVER 40. THE ROLE OF MEMORY, MOTIVATION, RIGIDITY, AND INTELLIGENCE IN DETERMINING THE LEARNING EFFICIENCY OF MATURE ADULTS WAS ASSESSED, ALSO DIFFICULTIES CAUSED BY…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age, Age Differences, Anxiety
Rouhelo, Anne; Ruoholinna, Tarita – 2000
Research synthesized from three studies of the Finnish labor market indicates that a rapidly changing working life in Finland (and the rest of Europe) sets many different challenges for the workforce. In Finland, the population is even more aged than in the other European Union (EU) member states, and the transition of older workers to retirement…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Demography