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ERIC Number: EJ1392676
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-1934-3701
An Application of Self-Directed Learning in Home and Community Services for Older Adults
Rock, Amy E.
International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, v20 n1 p16-36 Spr 2023
This case study describes the rationale, development, and functioning of the Elders Learning Community, a nonprofit home and community service program that served older adults in Richmond, California. The program applied a blend of self-directed learning, learner-centered and significant learning approaches, and features of a member-driven Lifelong Learning Institute to address barriers to social and cognitive engagement and personal growth experienced by many older adults. The program implemented cognitive health recommendations and changing views of aging and developmental potential supported by neuroscientific and aging research and related ideas found in philosophical and educational literature. Practical approaches are needed to promote cognitive health and develop potential with aging. Participants' successes in pursuing learning and creative interests and accompanying opportunities for social engagement, sense of control and self-efficacy, and personal growth suggest the program model may hold promise for these purposes in home and community services and merits additional trial and study.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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