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ERIC Number: EJ235554
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Oct
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The Older Adult as Learning Participant.
Hiemstra, Roger
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v5 n4 p346-62 Oct 1980
Older learners have special needs. They prefer instrumental activities, but current learning opportunities are expressive. Older adults prefer to engage in self-directed planning if given the opportunity. A better scheme for assessing needs and reaching the self-fulfillment desires of older persons is required of program administrators. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Independent Study, Learning Activities, Lifelong Learning, Needs Assessment, Older Adults, State of the Art Reviews
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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