Older Adults : Learning in the Third Age. Information Series No. 358 / Mary Alice Wolf.

This review examines and synthesizes literature about persons over 60--the Third Age--particularly as they engage in learning. It spans the literature of psychology, sociology, gerontology, education, and other fields, connecting them through four constructs: the inner life, cognitive changes of agi...

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Main Author: Wolf, Mary Alice
Corporate Author: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
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Physical Description:78 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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