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| Lifelong learning in Niagara: identifying the educational needs of a retirement community | | Author(s) | Allison M Williams, William J Montelpare |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 24, no 8, December 1998 |
| Pages | pp 699-718 |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Retirement communities ; Canada. |
| Annotation | An education needs assessment of older residents in Heritage Village, a retirement community in Ontario, Canada, was conducted to explore the specific educational interests of this particular population. In addition, the most suitable educational approaches, environments, and learning mediums of residents were examined. Five focus groups (6 participants in each) were conducted with residents. Groups were organised according to maturity, residential history, and marital status. Most of the participants were found to be interested in education for leisure and personal development, the latter specifically around health maintenance and quality of life. The educational approaches that were most comfortable with participants centred around adult learning theory. Experiential learning within a social environment such as a field trip, was a popular medium discussed, whereas computer training was seen as less attractive. Strategies to plan and implement older adult educational programmes specific to an older population living in a retirement community are discussed. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990211212 A |
| Classmark | GP: ROA: 7S |
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