Adult Education: International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning for the Aging Population

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Since age-integrated education was initiated by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1961, there has been a necessity to educate citizens on how to better-survive and live in such an aging world. The increased longevity and worldwide aging perspectives, receiving little attention, have not been successfully integrated into educational practices and curriculum development. This symposium advocates for multiple knowledge bases and diverse methodologies in lifelong education and calls for new theories and practices that better serve and educate senior people with diverse cultural backgrounds, and empower educators to ensure social justice, life quality, and educational possibilities of an aging population during a time of disruption.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Adult Literacy and Adult Education

Chairs

• Qiu Wang, Syracuse University

• Dominick Fantacone, SUNY - College at Cortland

Discussant

• Guofang Wan, Loyola University Chicago

Papers

• Some Remedies for Lifelong Learning and Improving the Quality of Lifelong Learning Activities for the Turkish Elderly - Selahattin Turan, Bursa Uludag University; Hamit Ozen, Eskisehir Osmangazi University; Hakan Sönmez, Eskisehir Osmangazi University

• Taiwan's Active Aging Learning Practice Through the 1-2-3 Instructional Model: Facilitating Learning Among Individuals 55 Years Old and Above - Hui-Chuan Wei, National Chung Cheng University; Iris A.T. Li

• Promote Intergenerational Learning Between the Elderly and Children Through Home-School Collaboration: A Study in a Chinese Rural Community - Wenshu Li, Shandong Jianzhu University; Jiacheng Li, East China Normal University; Shuli Tu