title: Participation of Older adults in Lifelong Learning via Open and Distance Learning
creator: Latifah Abdol Latif, 
creator: Ng , Man San
subject: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
subject: LC5800 Distance education
description: Malaysia’s older adult population aged 50 years and above has increased rapidly  during the last twenty years, and this places a great demand on social and health  care systems that needs to be paid for by the working age population. If the older  adults can remain healthy, mentally active and productive, there is no reason why  they cannot continue to contribute positively until the last years of life; undergoing  what we call successful ageing. One approach to attain successful ageing is for  older adults to be employed for as long as possible. To be employable, older adults  would need to upgrade themselves with the relevant skills and knowledge that  meet the requirements of new job activities. It is in this context that open and  distance learning (ODL) can play a significant role. Presently there are six ODL  institutions in Malaysia that offer various study programmes at the Diploma,  Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D levels. This flexible education opportunity is not fully  taken up by the older adult learners, and possible reasons could be that they are  not aware that they are eligible and that they could participate in distance learning  in ODL institutions. The purpose of this paper therefore, is to highlight the profile  and the learning experiences of older adult learners in ODL institutions with the aim  of encouraging others to enroll and study in relevant programmes.
date: 2010-07
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/562/1/part_ageing.pdf
identifier:   Latifah Abdol Latif,  and Ng , Man San  (2010) Participation of Older adults in Lifelong Learning via Open and Distance Learning.  In: South East Asian Conference on Ageing: Improving Well Being in Later Life, 17-18 July 2010, Grand Millennium Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.     
relation: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/562/