Rural Education for Older Adults
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| Title: | Rural Education for Older Adults |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mott, Vivian W. |
| Source: | New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Spr 2008 (117):47-57. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Social Action, Continuing Education, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Older Adults, Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Leisure Time, Self Reward, Individual Development, Economic Factors |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ace.285 |
| ISSN: | 1052-2891 |
| Abstract: | Meeting the learning needs of older adults in rural areas is a critical and growing concern for adult and continuing education. This chapter addresses learning in a rural context for older adults by examining several constructs. These include the definitions of "rural," the issues of the learners' ages, and the various structures and purposes their learning takes. Three case studies that represent three very different groups of rural, older learners in pursuit of education for a variety of purposes are discussed: (1) learning for self-sufficiency; (2) learning for social action; and (3) learning for leisure or self-improvement. Implications for both theory and practice in adult and continuing education are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 17 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ789382 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Meeting the learning needs of older adults in rural areas is a critical and growing concern for adult and continuing education. This chapter addresses learning in a rural context for older adults by examining several constructs. These include the definitions of "rural," the issues of the learners' ages, and the various structures and purposes their learning takes. Three case studies that represent three very different groups of rural, older learners in pursuit of education for a variety of purposes are discussed: (1) learning for self-sufficiency; (2) learning for social action; and (3) learning for leisure or self-improvement. Implications for both theory and practice in adult and continuing education are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1052-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ace.285 |
