Little is known about the overall experiences and feelings of diverse older populations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Abigail Helsinger • Takashi Yamashita • Wonmai Punksungka • Phyllis A. Cummins • Samuel Van Vleet
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Individual learning accounts: A comparison of implemented and proposed initiatives
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) identified three models for funding adult... learning:
Phyllis A. Cummins • Takashi Yamashita • A. Katherine Harrington
A north star for gerontology: Using the threshold concept framework to transform ageism education
This paper demonstrates the utility of the threshold concept framework for gerontologists by conceptualizing ageism as a threshold concept.
Leah M. Janssen • Jiawei Cao • Valerie Flores (Valerie Kessler)
In this presentation, we share information on access to and participation in adult education and training (AET) and then share examples of alternative methods for funding AET...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Abigail Helsinger • Takashi Yamashita • Nytasia M. Hicks
As outlined in this presentation, limited literacy skills, lower educational attainment, and being an immigrant are potential barriers to motivation towards life-long learning among middle-aged adu...
Takashi Yamashita • Phyllis A. Cummins • Roberto J. Millar • Shalini Sahoo
Barriers and facilitators for mid- and later-life community college students: The role of faculty
This qualitative study of students in mid- and later-life (MLL; age 40 and older) sought to address the role faculty play in facilitating student success and how institutions support faculty, espec...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Kathryn McGrew • Peter Riley Bahr • Annabelle Arbogast
Jobs at risk of automation in the USA: Implications for community colleges.
Advancing technologies such as artificial intelligence and robots are steadily replacing jobs in the USA. Continuous skill-upgrading and re-skilling are critical for workers to remain employable th...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Thomas J. Smith • Takashi Yamashita
Presentation - Strategies to Engage Marginalized Adults in Education
Our section of the presentation focused on strategies to engage marginalized adults in education.
Abigail Helsinger • Samuel Van Vleet
This video provides an introduction and overview of the IES-funded project Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem-Solving Skills in Technology-Rich Environment in the STEM-related Subbaccalaure...
Takashi Yamashita • Jenna Kramer • Phyllis A. Cummins • Abigail Helsinger • Rita Karam • Maia Punksungka
As outlined in this presentation, providing more support and opportunities for formal, non-formal, and informal learning can enhance continuing education and training participation of low-skilled o...
Meghan Young • Abigail Helsinger • Oksana Dikhtyar • Takashi Yamashita • Nytasia M. Hicks • Phyllis A. Cummins
This presentation explains qualitative research strategies that have been successful in identifying, recruiting, and interviewing key informants from multiple countries.
Abigail Helsinger • Phyllis A. Cummins • Nytasia M. Hicks
Presentation - Equity in Adult Education: The Ohio Story
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Abigail Helsinger • Phyllis A. Cummins
Presentations - Job Training for Adults without Credentials: Models that Work
This video highlights segments of a presentation on opportunities for education and training for adults as well as barriers adult learners face when pursuing those opportunities.
Wendi Copeland • Abigail Helsinger • Phyllis A. Cummins • Takashi Yamashita
Presentation - Job Automation in the U.S. How are we Preparing?
This video highlights segments of a presentation on job automation and the role of community colleges in the context of workforce education.
Todd Roswarski • Phyllis A. Cummins • Takashi Yamashita • Abigail Helsinger
Presentation - Closing the Equity Gap: The Ohio Story
These videos highlight segments from a presentation delivered at the 2020 National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) virtual conference.
Phyllis A. Cummins • Tiffany Hunter • Abigail Helsinger
Problem solving in technology rich environments and cancer screening in later life
Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective preventive strategy to reduce cancer mortality - the second leading cause of death in the US.
Shalini Sahoo • Takashi Yamashita • Roberto J. Millar • Phyllis A. Cummins
End-of-Life Educational Needs of State Tested Nurse Aides in Ohio Long-Term Care Facilities
This research brief shares the findings of a qualitative research study that solicited the opinions of current State Tested Nurse Aides (STNAs), registered nurses (RNs), and licensed practical nurs...
Kimberly K. Ogle • Alex D'Errico-Bronston
The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and perception of COVID-19 and relevant universal safety measures among the Nepalese population.
Naveen Shrestha • Dev Ram Sunuwar • Kshitij Karki • Saruna Ghimire • Devendra Raj Singh
Strategies employed by Ohio community colleges to improve labor market outcomes for older students
To remain competitive in the labor market, many middle-aged and older adults need to upgrade existing or learn new skills through occupational training and education.
Oksana Dikhtyar • Phyllis A. Cummins • Kathryn McGrew • Peter Riley Bahr
The purpose of this study is to advance knowledge of the influence of educational level on trajectories and determinants of healthy ageing in midlife and older Americans.
Sara J. McLaughlin • Seonjin Kim • Jiaan Zhang • Lydia W. Li
Community Colleges and Older Learners in Ohio Higher Education
This research brief provides age structure data for those enrolled at Ohio's community colleges and baccalaureate institutions.
Peter Riley Bahr • J. Scott Brown • Phyllis A. Cummins • Nader Mehri
This study examines the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills, and organized adult education and training participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA.
Shalini Sahoo • Roberto J. Millar • Thomas J. Smith • Takashi Yamashita • Phyllis A. Cummins
An examination of PIAAC data for unemployed adults aged 45-74
This study used data from the 2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National Supplement to examine U.S. adults ages 45-74 who are unemployed or not in the labo...
Takashi Yamashita • Phyllis A. Cummins • Annabelle Arbogast
Problem-solving skills of the U.S. workforce and preparedness for job automation
Automation and advanced technologies have increased the need for a better understanding of the skills necessary to have a globally competitive workforce.
Phyllis A. Cummins • Takashi Yamashita • Roberto J. Millar • Shalini Sahoo
Heterogeneity of older learners in higher education
This study uses data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to examine enrollment trends by part-time and full-time status for students enrolled in Ohio’s public post...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Peter Riley Bahr • J. Scott Brown • Nader Mehri
Partnerships between health care and social service organizations may contribute to lower health care use and spending.
Darren Liu • Takashi Yamashita • Anthony R. Bardo • Phyllis A. Cummins
This study evaluates whether an arts-based intergenerational experience, Opening Minds through Art (OMA), increases positive attitudes or allophilia ("liking for the other"—in this ...
Yue Li • Elizabeth Like Lokon • Suzanne R. Kunkel
A growing segment of the U.S. workforce—older workers—face challenges such as a greater chance of being unemployed for a longer period of time than younger workers and skill obsolescenc...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Roberto J. Millar • Takashi Yamashita • Annabelle Arbogast
An examination of PIAAC data for unemployed adults aged 45-74
This study used data from the 2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National Supplement to examine relationships among educational attainment, participation in...
Phyllis A. Cummins • Annabelle Arbogast • Takashi Yamashita
This study documented the experiences of 19 students who were required to participate in at least 20 hours of intergenerational service-learning for an introductory gerontology course. Because an a...
Jennifer M. Kinney • Sarah J. Hahn • Jennifer Heston-Mullins (Jennifer L. Heston)
NACCHO's baseline assessment of disability inclusion within local health departments
People with disabilities can greatly benefit from inclusive health promotion and educational activities already being implemented by local health departments (LHDs), which can help reduce their ris...
Kendall Leser
The 'other' in ourselves: Exploring the educational power of the humanities and arts
Foreword of The "Other" in Ourselves: Exploring the Educational Power of the Humanities and Arts.
Kate de Medeiros
Healthy Aging in the Context of Educational Disadvantage: The Role of "Ordinary Magic"
The objective of this study is to examine the correlates of healthy aging in the context of educational disadvantage and the extent to which identified correlates are shared with the wider, more ed...
Workforce Development in the United States: Facilitating Opportunities to Work at Older Ages
Shifts in the age structure of the U.S. labor force, combined with the increased labor force participation rates (LFPRs) among older adults, require policies and programs that encourage and support...
Global Population Aging and Labor Force Implications: Working Longer, Learning Longer
Countries around the world, both more and less developed, are experiencing shifts in age structure.
Challenges for the Workforce Development of Older Workers in Brazil
Alongside reforms to its social security system, it is argued that older workers in Brazil should be encouraged to remain longer in the labor force and postpone retirement while being productive.
A global examination of policies and practices for lifelong learning
Continuous learning over the life course is necessary to successfully compete in a knowledge-based global economy.
Predictors of adult education program satisfaction in urban community-dwelling older adults
Lifelong learning is receiving greater attention due to population aging in modern societies.
Takashi Yamashita • Jennifer M. Kinney
Public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease
The purpose of this study was to assess public beliefs and knowledge about risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
The role of community colleges in career transitions for older workers
An aging workforce, combined with the negative effects of the recent economic downturn, has increased the importance of identifying strategies to encourage working at older ages.
What the Paradox of Change Means for the Future of Aging Services
The aging services sector must foster and embrace change, evolving to meet the demands of our modern world, lest it go the way of companies like Kodak and Blockbuster-neither of which anticipated o...
Does cohort matter in the association between education, health literacy and health in the USA?
Growing empirical evidence supports the generally positive relationship between education, health literacy and health outcomes.
J. Scott Brown • Takashi Yamashita
Effective strategies for educating older workers at community colleges
An aging workforce combined with concerns about the long-term viability of social welfare programs has increased the importance of identifying strategies to encourage working at older ages.
Think Globally, Act Locally: The Maturing of a Worldwide Science and Practice of Aging
This article answers the question, “Why should we care about global aging?” with a look at the first half century (1945-2000) in the study of aging, and then delineates the reasons why ...
As America ages, greater numbers of older adults will be living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, leading to increased incidence of wandering.
This study examined the effects of a gerontology course and an intergenerational service-learning project for people with dementia (PWD) on three dimensions of students’ attitudes including a...
Jennifer M. Kinney • Elizabeth Like Lokon • Takashi Yamashita
GenerAges: Generations As They Age
At the Scripps Gerontology Center, we are focused on work that makes a difference in the lives of aging individuals, their families and their communities.
Suzanne R. Kunkel • Michael Payne • Emily Robbins • Amber M. Cable • Jane Straker
Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) at Colonial: Berkeley Square and Westover
This report covers activity from the start of implementation to the end of the first OMA term in May 2010.
Elizabeth Like Lokon
Enhancing the Performance of Local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs in Ohio Chartbook
This is a state-level case-study of the performance of local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs in Ohio.
Cary Kart • Chris Wellin
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