Journal Articles
Elder learning in Hong Kong: Policies, programmes, provisions, and issues
- Elder learning in Hong Kong: Policies, programmes, provisions, and issues
- Educational Gerontology, 38(2), 107-113, 2012
- Routledge
- 2012
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- Hong Kong
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- 1990-1997.6
- 1997.7 onwards
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- Adult Education
- This paper explores the notions of active ageing and elder learning in Hong Kong where a strategic approach to elderly education is applied by the government to encourage lifelong learning. The paper outlines the policy development and support for elder learning in Hong Kong in two distinct periods: pre-1997 and post-1997. The post-1997 period is marked by the retrocession to China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Elderly Commission to provide advice on policies and programs for meeting the challenges brought about by an ageing population. The pertinent needs for research are identified to review the effectiveness and adequacy of the policies and provisions for elder learning in Hong Kong. To determine whether such policies and provisions have achieved the desired outcomes, they must be subjected to rigorous evaluation. Only then can these policies and provisions claim to have achieved significant and important outcomes for Hong Kong.[Copyright of Educational Gerontology is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2010.515899]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 03601277
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/7c77682a
- 2014-01-18
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