Training an Aging Work Force.

Autor/in	Allen, Annamary Zappia
Titel	Training an Aging Work Force.
Quelle	(1993), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Age Discrimination; Aging (Individuals); Employee Absenteeism; Hearing Impairments; Human Factors Engineering; Job Training; Labor Conditions; Labor Force Development; Middle Aged Adults; Older Workers; Physical Disabilities; Social Bias; Visual Impairments; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Aging; Altern; Employee; Absenteeism; Absentismus; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitsbedingungen; Arbeitskräftebestand; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	This manual provides information and suggestions on training the increasingly older work force. An introduction addresses a needed emphasis on training programs to retain older workers as employees and development of effective training that focuses on needs and limitations of older adults as learners. It introduces McDonald's McMaster's Program, which aims to employ individuals over age 55. The following section discusses myths surrounding older workers: (1) older workers are less productive; (2) older workers cost more to train; (3) older workers raise the cost of benefits; (4) there is an older/younger worker conflict; (5) older workers prefer to not work; (6) older workers are absent more; (7) older workers have more accidents on the job; (8) older workers leave the job; (9) older workers do not want to be trained; and (10) older workers lack basic skills. The third section focuses on reasons for the low self-esteem of older workers. The fourth section discusses required skills for a trainer and other topics of interest to trainers: design of learning contracts, time requirements and constraints, print size of materials used by older workers, and the learning environment. The last three sections describe limitations of aging employees: vision, hearing, and physical limitations. Contains 16 references. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01