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1	Senior Multipurpose Facilities and Quality of Life among African American Older Adults: A Case Study Taylor-Harris, DaVette A 01 December 2006 (has links) Little is known about the impact of senior multipurpose facilities on the quality of life of African American elders. This thesis examined the context of African American elders’ participation in these facilities. Qualitative methods were used. Fifteen in-depth participant interviews, one facility program coordinator interview and eighteen weeks of participant observation were completed. The principles of grounded-theory method were used during data analysis. Findings reveal that racial experiences played an important role in participants’ sense of community. Female and male participants engaged in different types of activities. While some participants reported physical improvements, all participants recounted social and emotional benefits as a result of participation. Participation at the facility facilitated the construction of new self identities. This study increases the knowledge of African American seniors’ participation in senior multipurpose facilities. It also provides data to generate research questions for future comparative studies in predominantly black and white senior multipurpose facilities. African American Older Adults Senior Multipurpose Facilities Quality of Life Sociology
2	A Qualitative Investigation of the Experience of African-American Adult Learners in the Third Age: Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Lifelong Learning Simpson, Darcia Lee 27 May 2015 (has links) No description available. Adult Education African Americans Aging Community College Education Continuing Education Curriculum Development Educational Leadership Educational Sociology Gerontology Minority and Ethnic Groups Spirituality Lifelong learning third age adult learning adult development African-American older adults older adults aging retirement third agers Baby Boomers elderly volunteerism motivation spirituality African-American spirituality adult education

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Senior Multipurpose Facilities and Quality of Life among African American Older Adults: A Case Study

A Qualitative Investigation of the Experience of African-American Adult Learners in the Third Age: Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Lifelong Learning