Understanding older adults in education: Decision-making and elderhostel

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-114

  Arsenault, Nancy ^a   Anderson, Gary ^a   Swedburg, Randy ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 26044459177     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127980240201     Document Type: Article

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