Learning: Meeting the Challenges of Older Adulthood.

Autor/in	Wolf, Mary Alice
Titel	Learning: Meeting the Challenges of Older Adulthood.
Quelle	(1993), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Development; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Aging Education; Aging (Individuals); Developmental Tasks; Educational Gerontology; Educational Theories; Lifelong Learning; Models; Older Adults; Reminiscence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erwachsenwerden; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Aging; Altern; Entwicklungsaufgabe; Geragogics; Geragogik; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Analogiemodell; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	Erik Erikson's model (1963, 1982) is most useful to an understanding of development and aging. He describes lifelong growth as related to tasks that must be performed. At each stage of life, times of stability are followed by developmental crises. Upon resolving the crisis, the individual can enjoy the particular beauty and security of that psychosocial stage and go on to the next. Robert Kegan (1982) points out that the developing person needs confirmation in times of transition. Educational environments should be able to "hold" older people and provide the support to encourage growth. The origin of the concept of reminiscence as a life task is the work of geriatrician Robert Butler, who developed the theory that reminiscence in older persons was a natural and universal process of "life review." Another aspect of "task" theory is the changing nature of one's femininity or masculinity. Adult educators must be concerned with the concept of "wellness." Adults who fear growing old would benefit from education about successful aging, covering cognitive functioning, muscular capacity, and nutrition. The concept of locus of control, also called autonomy, refers to decision making throughout one's lifespan. When given responsibility, older persons respond with physical and psychological improvement and a greater feeling of wellness. Educators need to provide opportunities for older adults to connect with and contribute to others so that they do not lose their creative inclinations. (Contains 41 references.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC