The Older Worker. Myths and Realities. [Report No.: No-18

Autor/inn/en	Stein, David; Rocco, Tonette S.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	The Older Worker. Myths and Realities. [Report No.: No-18
Quelle	(2001), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Age Differences; Age Discrimination; Aging (Individuals); Career Change; Career Development; Career Education; Employer Attitudes; Job Training; Lifelong Learning; Older Adults; Older Workers; Organizational Climate; Productivity; Reentry Workers; Retirement; Retraining; Staff Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Aging; Altern; Career changes; Berufswechsel; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitslehre; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Älterer Erwachsener; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Organisationsklima; Produktivität; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg; Pensionierung; Umschulung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung
Abstract	Although workplaces are searching for ways to increase productivity, older workers asking for increased career development opportunities are neglected by most workplaces. Age alone may not be a defining characteristic of an older worker. Perhaps becoming an older worker is more situational than chronological. Retirement for future older workers is becoming an outdated notion. It may become a self-imposed status determined by the worker rather than an institutional norm. Rather than declining in productivity, older workers are becoming viewed as an asset that should not be neglected by organizations or by society. The trend is toward providing increasing career development opportunities for older workers. The continued skill development of older workers can provide workplaces with a pool of experienced, motivated, and engaged employees in an era in which older adults will comprise a greater proportion of the population. Helping older adults to consider second or even third careers, adjust to new technologies, and modify workplace ecology can become the new realities of the workplace. (Contains 39 references.) (YLB)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01