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Duguid, Fiona; Mündel, Karsten; Schugurensky, Daniel; Haggerty, Megan

doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-233-4_12

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“…This study adds significant understandings about learnings associated with political participation, an important dimension of civic participation and active ageing. The findings highlight different dimensions of learning, similar to studies looking at different forms of participation (Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, & Haggerty, 2013; Ilsley, 1990; Lucio-Villegas, 2009). Interestingly, although this study related to the political domain, many of the learnings were not political, but social or instrumental.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…The findings highlight different dimensions of learning, similar to studies looking at different forms of participation (Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, & Haggerty, 2013;Ilsley, 1990;Lucio-Villegas, 2009). The findings highlight different dimensions of learning, similar to studies looking at different forms of participation (Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, & Haggerty, 2013;Ilsley, 1990;Lucio-Villegas, 2009).…”

Section: Conclusion and Implications For Political Organizationssupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Ilsley (1990) identified three categories of informal learning among volunteers: instrumental learning (acquisition of skills necessary for volunteer work), social learning (associated with issues such as communication, trust, respect, compassion, and openness), and critical learning (analysis of one's own politics, values, and priorities, and those of society). In a recent case study on different types of civic activities, Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, and Haggerty (2013) found that participants experienced a wide range of learnings, including the development of instrumental, interpersonal, and communication skills; political efficacy; institutional and political knowledge about their organizations; and a broader understanding of social realities. In a recent case study on different types of civic activities, Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, and Haggerty (2013) found that participants experienced a wide range of learnings, including the development of instrumental, interpersonal, and communication skills; political efficacy; institutional and political knowledge about their organizations; and a broader understanding of social realities.…”

Section: Civic Participation and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As suggested for different forms of participation (Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, & Haggerty, 2013), this knowledge can help older people select the right organization for their own learning and help organizations better understand what they can offer in terms of spaces of learning. As suggested for different forms of participation (Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, & Haggerty, 2013), this knowledge can help older people select the right organization for their own learning and help organizations better understand what they can offer in terms of spaces of learning.…”

Section: Conclusion and Implications For Political Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ross-Gordon and Dowling (1995) found that learning within volunteering organizations goes beyond the acquisition of new knowledge to include changes in skills and abilities related to working with others, and a changing sense of self, in terms of growing self-confidence or sense of connectedness to the community. In a recent case study on different types of civic activities, Duguid, Mündel, Schugurensky, and Haggerty (2013) found that participants experienced a wide range of learnings, including the development of instrumental, interpersonal, and communication skills; political efficacy; institutional and political knowledge about their organizations; and a broader understanding of social realities. These studies therefore suggest several dimensions to consider in analyzing informal learnings through civic participation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Learning Through Political Participation

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Older people's civic participation contributes to community development while at the same time providing opportunities for personal growth in later life. One important dimension of civic participation that has been largely underexplored is informal learning. The aim of this study is to explore the learnings experienced by Spanish older people through their participation in political organizations as one important type of participation that has received little attention in the literature to date. A total of 192 people aged 65 years and older and actively engaged in three kinds of political organizations participated in the study. Participants answered an open-ended question regarding learnings through political participation. Results show a range of informal learnings, relating to social, political, or instrumental domains. Both the type of organization and some sociodemographic and participatory characteristics are associated with the type of learnings experienced by participants. Implications for political organizations are discussed.

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Section: Conclusion and Implications For Political Organizationssupporting

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Section: Civic Participation and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conclusion and Implications For Political Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Adaptation or Exploration? Understanding Older Workers’ Plans for Post-Retirement Paid and Volunteer Work

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Damman

Hershey

2021

Work, Aging and Retirement

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Numerous investigations have sought to understand the types of individuals who engage in post-retirement work. However, little is known about why older adults are motivated to engage. The aim of the present article is to examine the extent to which two possible mechanisms—adaptation (adjusting to the loss of work role) and exploration (retirement as opportunity to engage in activities in line with personal values)—play a role in explaining planning for paid work or volunteering after retirement. Analyses are based on large-scale survey data collected in 2015 among older workers in the Netherlands (N = 6,278). Results show that the large majority of older Dutch workers have plans for post-retirement paid and/or volunteer work. Moreover, both mechanisms appear to contribute to the understanding of post-retirement work plans, yet in different ways. Specifically, older workers who expect to miss latent work functions are more likely to have plans for post-retirement work, with their general values guiding the type of work they gravitate toward. Having plans for post-retirement paid work was more prevalent among older workers who attached more importance to personal growth, whereas having plans for volunteer work was more prevalent among older workers who had a stronger social orientation. Moreover, results suggest that men, more often than women, translate the anticipated loss of latent work functions into plans for post-retirement paid work. These insights regarding the motivational antecedents of post-retirement work plans are highly relevant in light of policy discussions of active and healthy aging.

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Learning Through Political Participation

Learning Through Political Participation

Political Participation and Late-Life Learning: A Cross-Cultural Study of Older People’s Participation in Seniors’ Interest Organisations in Australia and Spain

Adaptation or Exploration? Understanding Older Workers’ Plans for Post-Retirement Paid and Volunteer Work

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