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Autor:
Donnette Narine, Takashi Yamashita, Wonmai Punksungka, Abigail Helsinger, Jenna Kramer, Rita Karam, Phyllis Cummins
Publikováno v:
Innovation in Aging. 6:361-362
Volunteer participation is a form of civic engagement that benefits both the individual and society over the life course. Although education, basic skills (e.g., literacy), and race/ethnicity are individually associated with volunteering, detailed in
Autor:
Donnette Narine, Abigail Helsinger, Phyllis Cummins, Rita Karam, Wonmai Punksungka, Jenna Kramer, Takashi Yamashita
Publikováno v:
Innovation in Aging. 6:476-477
Community colleges play an important role in training adults in healthcare-related occupations, such as nurses and medical technicians, to meet the needs of an aging population in the U.S. In addition, community colleges with open access policies, ha
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Innovation in Aging. 6:343-343
Workers ages 45 and older make up about 45% of the U.S. labor force. To meet labor market demands in the U.S., employers will need to rely on mid- and later-life (MLL) (age 40 and older) workers. Through a gerontological lens, using both qualitative
Autor:
Takashi Yamashita, Donnette Narine, Abigail Helsinger, Wonmai Punksungka, Phyllis Cummins, Jenna Kramer, Rita Karam, Thomas Smith
Publikováno v:
Innovation in Aging. 6:679-679
In numeric information-rich societies, numeracy is essential both at work and in everyday life (e.g., calculating a budget). Numeracy skills generally decline with aging. Thus, among middle-aged and older workers, maintaining and improving numeracy s
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Innovation in Aging
Adult education and training (AET) over the life-course is necessary to participate in economic, social, and political activities in the time of globalization and technological advancement. However, little research has been done to identify mechanism
Autor:
Phyllis Cummins
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting.
Autor:
Phyllis Cummins
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting.
Publikováno v:
Innovation in Aging. 5:145-145
This study examined the role community colleges (U.S.) and Technical and Further Education (TAFE; Australia) institutes play in providing educational opportunities to older workers in the U.S. and Australia. Employment for adults of all ages has been
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Innovation in Aging
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression and the current recession has been more detrimental to older workers compared to other age groups. Not only has it forced more older workers out of their job
Publikováno v:
Innovation in Aging
The demand for adult education and training (AET) opportunities throughout the life course is substantial as labor markets often require workers to obtain advanced skills. AET opportunities are more often pursued by high-income and high-skilled worke