Learning in later life: What seniors want in a learning experience

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1070-1086

  Duay, Deborah L ^a,b   Bryan, Valerie C ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 57049117909     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270802290177     Document Type: Article

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