Hong Kong and Australian seniors: Views of aging and learning

ABSTRACT

This article reports on the findings of qualitative, semistructured interviews conducted with 40 older Australian participants and 39 participants in Hong Kong who either did or did not engage in organized learning in the last 6 months. Phenomenology was used to guide the interviews and analysis to explore the experiences and perspectives of these older people. The meaning older people attribute to aging and learning and their possible relationship in their lives in both societies is described and compared.

Funding

The research reported in this article is derived from a General Research Fund (GRF) Project, Towards a cross-cultural understanding of learning by senior adults: Hong Kong and Australia (HKIEd 843912), which was funded by the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (2012-14).

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Funding

The research reported in this article is derived from a General Research Fund (GRF) Project, Towards a cross-cultural understanding of learning by senior adults: Hong Kong and Australia (HKIEd 843912), which was funded by the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (2012-14).