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Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; Pike, Lucinda; Tam, Maureen; Buys, Laurie – Educational Gerontology, 2017
In this article, the discussion of loss and its relationship to learning is based on the analysis of interview data from 39 older adults in Hong Kong and 40 in Australia. The focus of the research was on ageing and learning. The phenomenon of life changes, specifically losses, and their relationship to learning was frequently mentioned, and this…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Learning, Foreign Countries
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Zheng, Robert; Spears, Jeffrey; Luptak, Marilyn; Wilby, Frances – Educational Gerontology, 2015
The current study examined factors related to older adults' perceptions of Internet use. Three hundred ninety five older adults participated in the study. The factor analysis revealed four factors perceived by older adults as critical to their Internet use: social connection, self-efficacy, the need to seek financial information, and the need to…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Gerontology, Internet, Attitude Measures