Life Span Education and the Older Adult: Living Is Learning

March, G. B.; Hooper, Judith; Baum, Joanne

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“…Hospice educational and training activities tend to occur in neighborhood settings, such as churches, community centers, nursing homes, and to a lesser extent, hospitals rather than in more formal educational settings. This preference for informal educational settings, in contrast to the more formal programs offered at institutions of higher education, is more pronounced for people over 75 than for ages 55 to 65, yet it is also preferred by many of the young-old (Hiemstra, 1972(Hiemstra, , 1976March, Hooper, & Baum, 1977).…”

Section: The Educational Ingredients Of Hospice Trainingmentioning

confidence: 76%

The hospice: An educational-service model providing counseling opportunities and indirect benefits for older widows

Dawson

1981

Death Education

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The article focuses on the large and increasing number of older widows who are available for human service work within the hospice movement caring for the dying and the bereaved. The need for preparation for widowhood is cited as one major reason why widows should assist potential widows to prepare more adequately for this eventuality. Widows are portrayed as effective lay counselors in hospice because they have experienced the reality of death and possess an empathetic readiness for work in this human service field. The hospice training program for widows is appealing because it presents learning experiences that are satisfying for the older learner. Numerous therapeutic and educational benefits are available to the older widows who participate in hospice work and training. Widows, therefore, become both the beneficiaries and the benefactors of their service efforts.

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Section: The Educational Ingredients Of Hospice Trainingmentioning

confidence: 76%

The hospice: An educational-service model providing counseling opportunities and indirect benefits for older widows

Dawson

1981

Death Education

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“…Moreover, the almost complete absence of pretest-posttest designs means that the positive or negative effects of programs on health have not been established. March, Hooper, and Baum (1977) reported that 20% of the community seniors in their study (n = 99) were not interested in attending because "my physical condition prevents it"; others said they were "just too old." Accord-454 S. D.PEARCE ing to Stone (1979), both younger and older students indicated that family obligations, outside work, social life, and transportation presented more difficulties to attendance than did health.…”

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Toward Understanding the Participation of Older Adults in Continuing Education

Pearce

1991

Educational Gerontology

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“…Research indicates that older adults are as capable of learning as younger people [65]. In fact, their academic performance compares favorably with that of the entire university population [64].…”

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In Search of Behavior Change: Cognitive Restructuring Techniques for Increasing Self Efficacy in Older Adults and Physical Activity

Larsen¹,

Gibson²

2020

J Pub Health Issue Pract

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The ability of health educators, exercise specialists and other health-related professionals to foster participation in physical activity in older adults has been a challenge for many years. Many health professionals have endeavored to develop programs to encourage behavior change in this population, without much success. Most of the programs have avoided the issue of self-efficacy. The purpose of this review is to examine the use of cognitive restructuring as a psycho-educational intervention for behavior change.

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Life Span Education and the Older Adult: Living Is Learning

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

The hospice: An educational-service model providing counseling opportunities and indirect benefits for older widows

The hospice: An educational-service model providing counseling opportunities and indirect benefits for older widows

Toward Understanding the Participation of Older Adults in Continuing Education

In Search of Behavior Change: Cognitive Restructuring Techniques for Increasing Self Efficacy in Older Adults and Physical Activity

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