An Application of Self-Directed Learning in Home and Community Services for Older Adults

Autor/in	Rock, Amy E.
Titel	An Application of Self-Directed Learning in Home and Community Services for Older Adults
Quelle	In: International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 20 (2023) 1, S.16-36 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Independent Study; Older Adults; Individual Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Learning; Communities of Practice; Teaching Methods; Student Centered Learning; Aging (Individuals); Neurosciences; Cognitive Ability; Self Efficacy; Self Determination; Creative Activities; Lifelong Learning; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Selbststudium; Älterer Erwachsener; Individuelle Entwicklung; Nonprofit-Organisation; Service-Learning; Community; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Aging; Altern; Neuroscience; Neurowissenschaften; Neurowissenschaft; Denkfähigkeit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Selbstbestimmung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Kalifornien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01