Learning and Active Aging
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Educational Gerontology
- Vol. 32 (4), 271-282
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03601270500494030
Abstract
Learning is an important aspect of aging productively. This paper describes results from 2645 respondents (aged from 50 to 74 + years) to a 165-variable postal survey in Australia. The focus is on learning and its relation to work; social, spiritual, and emotional status; health; vision; home; life events; and demographic details. Clustering analysis showed that learning and health were most important. The relationship between variables was then investigated using the Gamma test by age, and factor and regression analyses. Of the respondents, 6% discussed learning in the open statement on the questionnaire. Implications are drawn from the results for learning.Keywords
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