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In Defense of Offering Educational Programs for Older Adults.

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Mehrotra, Chandra M. – Educational Gerontology, 2003

Older adults participate in education to fulfil coping, expressive, contributive, influence, and transcendence needs. Learning can promote sustained mental functioning and increase self-efficacy and social support. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Ability, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives

STUDY OF SLOW LEARNERS.

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MIDANIK, J. SYDNEY – 1960

A SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TORONTO, CANADA, REVIEWS THE PRESENT PROGRAM FOR SLOW LEARNERS (IQ 59 TO 90) AND RECOMMENDS A NEW TYPE OF EXPERIMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROBLEM OF SLOW LEARNERS, THE USE AND MEANING OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING CAPACITIES AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOL ARE DISCUSSED. THE…

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Education