The Meaning of Life and Older Learners: Addressing the Fundamental Issue through Critical Thinking and Teaching.

Courtenay, Bradley C.; Truluck, Janet

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ERIC Number: EJ540444

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Meaning of Life and Older Learners: Addressing the Fundamental Issue through Critical Thinking and Teaching.

Courtenay, Bradley C.; Truluck, Janet

Educational Gerontology, v23 n2 p175-95 Mar 1997

Defines the meaning of life as meaning making--filtering experience through basic assumptions. Uses the theory of perspective transformation to explain the relationship between learning and meaning making. Identifies techniques for teaching critical thinking to facilitate perspective transformation. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals), Critical Thinking, Older Adults, Transformative Learning

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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