European Centre for Gerontology, University of Malta, Malta.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2012;24(4):384-99. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2012.735162.
This critical commentary discusses the strengths and lacunae in the European Union's policy on older adult learning. Late-life learning is deemed as a productive investment on the basis that it not only engenders positive returns of economic growth but also improves the quality of life and social development of older persons. This article argues that although European Union policy on lifelong learning does hold some promise toward more optimum levels of physical, psychological, and social well-being in later life, it remains characterized by a range of limitations ranging from mindless activism, to economic bias, to ageism.
这篇评论文章讨论了欧盟老年学习政策的优势和不足。基于老年学习不仅能带来经济增长的积极回报，还能提高老年人的生活质量和社会发展这一观点，它被视为一项富有成效的投资。本文认为，尽管欧盟终身学习政策确实在提高老年人身体、心理和社会幸福感方面具有一定的潜力，但它仍然存在一系列的局限性，包括盲目激进主义、经济偏见和年龄歧视。
