The Older Learner's Journey to an Ageless Society: Lifelong Learning on the Brink of a Crisis

Journal of Transformative Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-220

  Manheimer, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

age irrelevant society; lifelong learning; philosophical presuppositions; rationales for older learner programs; theories of aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990403668     PISSN: 15413446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541344605276055     Document Type: Article

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