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Peer reviewedKolland, Franz – Educational Gerontology, 1993
Research shows the elderly retain competence and have potential for development. However, review of low educational participation of Austrian older adults suggests constraints: influence of the social group, instructors' attitudes, and rigid separation of education, work, and retirement that limits postretirement participation. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Competence, Foreign Countries
