Successful Aging of Chinese Older Adult Learners 中国高龄学习者的成功老化

Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1  Introduction
  1.1  Research
background
  1.2  Statement of the problem
  1.3  Research
questions
  1.4  Definition of terms
  1.5  Limitations
Chapter
2  Literature Review
  2.1  Aging and older adult
education
    2.1.1  Understanding of aging
    2.1.2  Older adults as
learners
  2.2  Older adult education in China
    2.2.1  Theoretical
research of older adult education in China
    2.2.2  Development of older
adult education in Shanghai …
  2.3  Successful aging and learning in later
life
    2.3.1  Successful aging models
    2.3.2  Successful aging
predictors
    2.3.3  Older adults’ perceptions of successful
aging
    2.3.4  Successful aging through learning participation
Chapter
3  Methodology
  3.1  Design of the study
  3.2  Research
instrument
    3.2.1  Validity and reliability of the
questionnaire
    3.2.2  Factor analysis of the
questionnaire
  3.3  Sampling procedure
    3.3.1  Defining target and
accessible population
    3.3.2  Defining sampling
area
    3.3.3  Eligibility of samples and sampling
size
  3.4  Data-analysis procedure
Chapter 4  Findings and
Discussion
  4.1  Socio-demographic characteristics of the
participants
  4.2  Learning participation level
  4.3  Chinese older
adults’ perceptions of successful aging
  4.4  Chinese older adults’ opinions
on learning and successful aging -.
  4.5  Chinese older adults’ learning
needs for successful aging
  4.6  Differences revealed in the participants’
socio-demog-raphic characteristics
    4.6.1  Inferential analysis of gender
based on PSA, RPSA,and LNSA scales
    4.6.2  Inferential analysis of age
based on PSA, RPSA, and LNSA scales
    4.6.3  Inferential analysis of
educational background based on PSA, RPSA, and LNSA
scales
    4.6.4  Inferential analysis of marital status based on PSA,RPSA,
and LNSA scales
    4.6.5  Inferential analysis of living status based on
PSA,RPSA, and LNSA scales
    4.6.6  Inferential analysis of health condition
based on PSA, RPSA, and LNSA scales
    4.6.7  Inferential analysis of
monthly income based on PSA, RPSA, and LNSA scales
Chapter
5  Conclusion
  5.1  Summary and conclusion
  5.2  Recommendations for
future research
References
Appendix A
Appendix B