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Learning and Active Aging

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Pages 271-282 | Published online: 16 Aug 2006

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Sicong Li & Jane Southcott. (2015) The meaning of learning piano keyboard in the lives of older Chinese people. International Journal of Lifelong Education 34:3, pages 316-333.
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Maureen Tam. (2014) A distinctive theory of teaching and learning for older learners: why and why not?. International Journal of Lifelong Education 33:6, pages 811-820.
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Maureen Tam. (2014) Intergenerational Service Learning Between the Old and Young: What, Why and How. Educational Gerontology 40:6, pages 401-413.
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Maureen Tam. (2013) A Model of Active Ageing Through Elder Learning: The Elder Academy Network in Hong Kong. Educational Gerontology 39:4, pages 250-258.
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