Older Workers

Staying Ahead of the Curve 2013: The AARP Work and Career Study

Jul 17, 2019 | Report

Staying Ahead of the Curve is AARP’s Multicultural Work and Career Study. These studies – performed in 2002, 2007, and 2013 – provide an in-depth look at workers ages 45-74: their reasons for working, perceived job security, differential treatment received...

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

The Program for Research on Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population (SEDAP) is an interdisciplinary research program centered at McMaster University with co-investigators at seventeen other universities in Canada and abroad. The SEDAP Research Paper...

Understanding the Effects of Training Programs for Vulnerable Adults on Social Inclusion as a part of Continuing Education

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

According to the increasing rates of unemployment and poverty a significant share of the European population can be considered at-risk-of-social exclusion. In order to combat social exclusion adult education seemed to be a possible tool, which can increase social...

Understanding Older Canadian Workers’ Perspectives on Aging in the Context of Communication and Knowledge Transfer

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

Background The Canadian population is aging, as is the Canadian workforce, resulting in an increase in different generations working with one another. The current study aims at understanding, from the older worker’s point of view, generational perceptions in the...

Baby Boomers Versus Generation X: A Study of the Unique Mentor Roles and Functions Perceived by Two Generations of Women

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article - Dissertation

The purpose of this study was to test the theory of mentoring functions by comparing women in business from the Generation X and Baby Boomer generations to determine the mentor roles and functions each perceived to have most impacted their career advancement. A sample...