The Mature-Aged and Skill Development Activities: A Systematic Review of Research
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| Title: | The Mature-Aged and Skill Development Activities: A Systematic Review of Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Thomson, Peter, Dawe, Susan, Anlezark, Alison, Bowman, Kaye, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). |
| Source: | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). 2005. |
| Availability: | National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/index.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 71 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Skill Development, Employment Opportunities, Vocational Education, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Job Training, Employment Qualifications, Productivity, Labor Market, Public Policy, Literature Reviews |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-920896-69-0 |
| Abstract: | Many older Australians are up-skilling or retraining to maintain gainful employment or pursue other interests. This study, a systematic review of existing research, set out to find evidence that skill development activities for the mature-aged lead to improved employment opportunities and improved productivity. It also looks at what factors act as barriers or facilitators to these key outcomes, and the implications of this review for vocational education and training policy and practice and research. Appended are: (1) Acknowledgements; (2) Framework for systematic review--mature-aged; (3) Summaries of 11 key studies; (4) Summaries of the 22 studies not included in report; and (5) Summary of evidence for key messages. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 27 |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Accession Number: | ED495197 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Many older Australians are up-skilling or retraining to maintain gainful employment or pursue other interests. This study, a systematic review of existing research, set out to find evidence that skill development activities for the mature-aged lead to improved employment opportunities and improved productivity. It also looks at what factors act as barriers or facilitators to these key outcomes, and the implications of this review for vocational education and training policy and practice and research. Appended are: (1) Acknowledgements; (2) Framework for systematic review--mature-aged; (3) Summaries of 11 key studies; (4) Summaries of the 22 studies not included in report; and (5) Summary of evidence for key messages. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.) |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-920896-69-0 |
