Older Men as Learners: Irish Men's Sheds as an Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Carragher, Lucia; Golding, Barry
Titel	Older Men as Learners: Irish Men's Sheds as an Intervention
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 65 (2015) 2, S.152-168 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713615570894
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Males; Adults; Adult Learning; Questionnaires; Focus Groups; Experiential Learning; Masculinity; Midlife Transitions; Educational Attitudes; Informal Education; Community Education; Participation; Mixed Methods Research; Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Demography; Motivation; Persistence; Social Environment; Group Membership; Interpersonal Relationship; Well Being; Mental Health; Community Centers; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Fragebogen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Männlichkeit; Midlife-Krise; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Teilnahme; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Demografie; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Ausdauer; Soziales Umfeld; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Irland
Abstract	To date, little attention has been placed on older men (aged 50+ years) as learners, with much of the literature on adult learning concerned with younger age-groups and issues around gender equity directed mainly at women. This article examines the impact of community-based men's sheds on informal and nonformal learning by older men in Ireland. It considers older men's attitudes to learning, learning behavior, and the noncognitive attributes--motivation, perseverance, and beliefs about capabilities--that underpin learning behavior. This descriptive study used a mixed-methods approach, involving questionnaires and focus groups, with all sheds registered with the Irish Men's Sheds Association invited to participate. It is concluded that men's sheds provide space for hands-on learning activities that add value to the lives and experiences of men beyond work, fostering a yearning to carry on learning. Crucially, shed-based conversations have an important role in helping older men with difficult life transitions and are an important site for future studies of masculinity in later life. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01