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ERIC Number: EJ674169
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
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In Defense of Offering Educational Programs for Older Adults.
Mehrotra, Chandra M.
Educational Gerontology, v29 n8 p645-55 Sep 2003
Older adults participate in education to fulfil coping, expressive, contributive, influence, and transcendence needs. Learning can promote sustained mental functioning and increase self-efficacy and social support. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Ability, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Older Adults, Program Design, Program Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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