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Ageing, loss, and learning : Hong Kong and Australian seniors
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M. Pike, Lucinda Tam, Maureen Buys, Laurie
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.
Pike, Lucinda
Tam, Maureen
Buys, Laurie
Abstract
In this article, the discussion of loss and its relationship to learning is based on the analysis of interview data from 39 older adults in Hong Kong and 40 in Australia. The focus of the research was on ageing and learning. The phenomenon of life changes, specifically losses, and their relationship to learning was frequently mentioned, and this theme is described here. Three different kinds of loss were identified in the data as motivators for organized or nonorganized learning or for negatively affecting learning. These included loss of aspects of health, of job, or of partner. The results are potentially useful to policy makers and learning providers in encouraging older adults to engage in learning as one way of coping with loss.
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Date
2017
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Journal article
Journal
Educational Gerontology
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Volume
43
Issue
2
Page Range
89-100
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ACU Department
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Published as green open access
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