[澳]丹尼斯•雷赫扎尼•卡恩斯（Denise Reghenzani-Kearns）
（帕斯卡国际终身教育研究协会，澳大利亚 VIC 3001）
张馨邈 译
【摘 要】社会应以何种方式保证老年人接受继续教育，促进老年人保持自信、健康、思维活跃和较高的社会参与度，进而提高老年人的生活质量，是一项非常值得思考的学术问题。澳大利亚与世界各国研究者对上述问题进行了较为充分的研究，为各国制定老年教育政策提供了依据。本研究对老年教育及其价值的相关研究进行了梳理，其中重点分析澳大利亚研究者的研究成果，了解老年教育研究领域的核心观点和利益相关者对老年教育的期待，为政府制定并实施老年教育政策提供依据。目前研究者一致认为，澳大利亚国家政府、州政府和地方政府都没有充分认识到老年教育对社会和个体发展所起的积极影响作用，政府在健康政策、护理政策、教育政策和就业政策方面需要进一步的整合和提升。
【关键词】老年教育；澳大利亚；教育价值
Wider Benefi ts of Seniors’ Learning: An Australian Perspective
Denise Reghenzani-Kearns
(PASCAL International Observatory, VIC 3001, Australia)
Abstract: It is important to determine what an age-friendly society needs to do ensure quality of later life for seniors so that they can continue to learn and, through learning, to retain confi dence, good health, active minds, sociability, empowerment and engagement as they age.There are many studies available in Australia and world-wide to provide an evidenced-based approach to policy and provision concerning learning in later life. This article considers a range of international literature on learning in later life and its benefi ts but focuses particularly on Australian material, some of it not well-known. It identifi es a spectrum of proposals drawn from current studies that draw together key ideas and stakeholder aspirations to create a platform for future strategies. The overall argument is that government policies, national, state and local, do not recognise suffi ciently the wider benefi ts of learning for seniors and that health, care, education and employment policies for seniors are not adequately integrated.
Keywords: learning in later life; Australia; educational value
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