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Combating ageism through adult education and learning

dc.contributor.authorFragoso, António
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Josélia
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-31T11:41:24Z
dc.date.available2022-03-31T11:41:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-07
dc.date.updated2022-03-24T14:47:19Z
dc.description.abstractThe demographic data and projections show that the world is ageing at a high pace and that this has transversal consequences to society. The available data on ageism show that it constitutes the most prevalent form of discrimination in Europe. Whilst this seems logical because ageism, potentially, affects everybody (unlike sexism or racism), public debates on the phenomenon are rare. The awareness of people of its importance is minimal, the resources and investigation devoted to understanding it are relatively small and the initiatives towards combating ageism are not enough. There is a mismatch between the dimension of the phenomenon and the attention that we have given it. Ageism has various negative consequences for the older adults themselves; for the institutions at large (but especially for the working world institutions) and for countries. In a fast-ageing world that will witness structural changes in age groups, ageism is a complex phenomenon that needs to be counteracted. So far, in Europe, combating ageism through law and public policy seems to have produced poor results. However, the literature shows that adult education and learning can provide very effective means to improve the mutual knowledge between generations, combat myths and prejudice and deconstruct age-based stereotypes.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/socsci11030110
dc.identifier.citationSocial Sciences 11 (3): 110 (2022)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci11030110pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-0760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17740
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationResearch Centre on Adult Education and Community Intervention
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAgeismpt_PT
dc.subjectStereotypespt_PT
dc.subjectDiscriminationpt_PT
dc.subjectWorkplace ageismpt_PT
dc.subjectAdult educationpt_PT
dc.subjectLearningpt_PT
dc.titleCombating ageism through adult education and learningpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleResearch Centre on Adult Education and Community Intervention
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F05739%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage110pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSocial Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
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person.givenNameAntónio
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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