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Education for the Elderly in the Asia Pacific

  • Highlights essential and reproducible successes in promoting lifelong learning
  • Captures ways of overcoming ageing society barriers in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Brings together experts from various fields to approach ageing and lifelong learning

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. State and Issues of Lifelong Learning for Older Adults in Asia-Pacific

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Lifelong Education: Concept and Issues Concerning an Ageing Population

      • Pennee Narot, Narong Kiettikunwong
      Pages 3-14
  3. Lifelong Learning for Older Adults in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
  4. Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing Lifelong Learning for Older Adults

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
    2. Equity in Health Services for Ageing

      • Supasit Pannarunothai
      Pages 235-247
  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 249-249

About this book

In many countries across the Asia Pacific region, people are adapting to the new demographic shift, but there is nonetheless much concern. This book documents the various educational approaches rendered by both public and private sectors to enable elderly individuals in their own countries to re-engage in society more inclusively, to stay longer in the labour market, and to become less dependent on the state or their families. In order to produce active, healthy, and productive aging citizens, the experiments showcased by this book highlight how adaptive action is needed across many policy areas, with emphasis on shaping structural differences in the composition and organisation of higher education systems that can better foster lifelong learning among elderly citizens. The book is a great venue to underline the interplay of the theory and practices of vastly complex challenges.


Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

    Pennee Narot, Narong Kiettikunwong

About the editors

Pennee Narot is an Associate Professor of International and Development Education at the College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. She has conducted extensive research on inclusive education, and on ageing societies. Since receiving her Ph.D. in International and Development Education from the University of Pittsburgh, she has taught and conducted research in various areas such as teachers’ development, non-formal and informal education, inclusive education, and aged situations analysis.
Narong Kiettikunwong is a faculty member at College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. He has a background in business administration, management information system (MIS), public administration, economics and law. In addition, he is also an attorney-at-law. Prior to joining the college, he had worked with the U.S. Department of State and several other private companies including his own—where he was a founder and CEO. His early research focused on organizational performance measurement and leadership. His current area of research interest includes education and ageing development, trust, and competition & regulation law.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Education for the Elderly in the Asia Pacific

  • Editors: Pennee Narot, Narong Kiettikunwong

  • Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3326-3

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3325-6Published: 27 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3328-7Published: 28 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3326-3Published: 25 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5397

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 268

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Education, general, International and Comparative Education

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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