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''Full of valuable definitions, descriptions, discussion and succinct summaries....the volume forms an interesting, up-to-date reservoir of information on 'preparation for aging'. As a source of specific insights and alternative perspectives it is a welcome addition to the literature.'' -Aging and Society

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Author:   E. Heikkinen ,  J. Kuusinen ,  I. Ruoppila
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9781461358152

ISBN 10:   1461358159
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   20 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Life Long Learning and Retirement.- 1. Meaning and Late Life Learning.- 2. The Third Age and the Disappearance of Old Age.- 3. Life after Work: Lines, Boundaries, and Spaces.- 4. Emergent Challenges for Universities of the Third Age.- 5. Retirement: A Truncated Rite of Passage.- 6. The Role of a Preparation for Retirement in the Improvement of the Quality of Life for Elderly People.- 7. In Search of the Meaning of Education: The Case of Educational Generations in Finland.- 8. Lifelong Learning Experiences from Norway.- 9. If I Had My Life to Live over Again….- Health and Quality of Life.- 10. The New Public Health Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Autonomy in Older Populations.- 11. Healthy Aging: Utopia or a Realistic Target?.- 12. Adding Life to Years! Promoting Quality of Life in an Aging Europe.- 13. Health Related Quality of Life as an Outcome Measure for Health Care of Elderly People: The Emperor's New Clothes.- 14. Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age: How to Define It, How to Study?.- 15. Health Related Quality of Life in Old Age: International Approach in Developing the LEIPAD Questionnaire.- 16. Disability and Quality of Life in Old Age.- 17. Research and the Promotion of Quality of Life in Older Persons in the Netherlands.- 18. Does Work Stress Enhance the Rate of Aging?.- Gender, Generation and Aging.- 19. Interrelations between Generations in Historical Perspective.- 20. Gender and Aging.- 21. Gender, Aging, and Quality of Life.- 22. Collectivism, Individualism and Grandchild-Grandparent Relations.- 23. Mid-Life: Opening Remarks on Prevention.- 24. Life-Style and Its Determinants in Two Cohorts in the Elderly.- Pension Systems and Attitudes to Retirement.- 25. Psychological Issues of Aging and Work.- 26. A New Concept for Productive Agingat Work.- 27. What If the Disability Pension Application Is Denied?.- 28. How Will Finnish Pensions Be Working in the Future?.- 29. Life Situation as a Factor Explaining Retirement.- 30. The Process of Early Retirement among the 55-Year Old Finnish Urban Population.- Programs for Successful Retirement.- 31. Educating Health Professionals in Gerontology: A Canadian Perspective.- 32. Preparation for Aging—the Role of the UTAs—Ten Reports.- 33. Preparing for Retirement—Good Housing in Old Age? A Review of the Provision of Housing and Care for Old People in 7 Systems.- 34. Aging Well: European Health Programme for Older People.- 35. Retirement Preparation in Subjects of Working Age.

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