Bereaved elders: Transformative learning in late life

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-39

  Moon, Paul J ^a  

^a Northcentral University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Older adults; Perspective transformation; Qualitative research; Transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650988638     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713610363020     Document Type: Article

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