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Reconsidering Change and Continuity in Later Life: Toward an Innovation Theory of Successful Aging
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Nimrod, Galit; Kleiber, Douglas A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
This article examines the patterns and meanings of innovation in the activities of a group of retirees with an eye toward understanding the place and value of innovation in the aging process. Starting with a consideration of continuity theory, as a perspective that simply describes typical patterns of activity, and activity theory that prescribes…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Educational Innovation, Gerontology, Retirement