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The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Aging Workers, Older Learners, And Lifelong Learning, Chaewon Yang Jan 2019

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Aging Workers, Older Learners, And Lifelong Learning, Chaewon Yang

Adult Education Research Conference

This session aims to review literature related to the technological development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, aging, and adult education and discuss how adult education can help adult learners and older workers to create opportunities for technological developments in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.


Skill Utilization Of Older Workers In South Korea: The Effect Of Diverse Types Of Learning Experiences And Organizational Learning Supports, Hyunok Ryu, Doo Hun H. Lim, Junghwan Kim, Intak Kwon Jan 2018

Skill Utilization Of Older Workers In South Korea: The Effect Of Diverse Types Of Learning Experiences And Organizational Learning Supports, Hyunok Ryu, Doo Hun H. Lim, Junghwan Kim, Intak Kwon

Adult Education Research Conference

Using OECD’s 2013 PIAAC data, this study will examine how diverse types of learning experiences and organizational supports for learning influence older workers’ skill utilization in South Korea.


Working Late: Exploring The Workplaces, Motivations, And Barriers Of Working Seniors, Vivian W. Mott Ph.D. Jul 2006

Working Late: Exploring The Workplaces, Motivations, And Barriers Of Working Seniors, Vivian W. Mott Ph.D.

Adult Education Research Conference

This phenomenological research explored the nature of seniors’ employment. Findings focused on seniors’ motivations for continuing employment, barriers and coping mechanisms, generational differences, the role of self-directed learning, and the effect of age, status, and experience on security and capital in the workplace.