Presented by Adult Learning Australia in partnership with Brotherhood of St Laurence,
Centre for Adult Education and Federation University
This half-day forum was underpinned and informed by a major challenge in an ageing society, drawn from a recent, major UK meta-analysis of international literature on learning and wellbeing. It was, in essence, about staying well and independent and having opportunities for interaction between other generations.
- ‘to ensure the greatest number of older people maintain the best possible mental capital, and so preserve their independence and wellbeing, both for their own benefit …, and also to minimise their need for support.’
- ‘… to ensure that the considerable resource which older people offer … is recognised and valued by society, and that they have the opportunity to realise the maximum benefit from that, both for themselves and society.’
(Kirkwood, Bond, May et al. (2100) ‘Mental capital and wellbeing through life’,
in Cooper et al., Mental capital and wellbeing, pp.7–8.)
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Speakers
Dr Rob Mark – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Engaging older adults in lifelong learning: The role which universities can play
Dr Rob Marks
Presentation
Renee Wilson – Wodonga Volunteer Resource Centre
Know your gizmo: Project using secondary school students working with seniors to help them to use technology
Know your gizmo
Presentation
Melanie Joosten National Ageing Research Institute
Age Encounters: Exploring age and intergenerational identity
Age Encounters: Exploring age and intergenerational identity
Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop – University of Strathclyde
Parents and lifelong learning transitions
Parents and lifelong learning
Presentation
Panel discussion
panel