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A Working Longer New Strategies for Managing, Training, and Retaining Older Employees (Special)

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

27.06.2008

Verlag

Amacon Book Division

Seitenzahl

272

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,6 cm

Gewicht

439 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-8144-7392-4

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

27.06.2008

Verlag

Amacon Book Division

Seitenzahl

272

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,6 cm

Gewicht

439 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-8144-7392-4

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Contents

    Forewordxi

    Prefacexv

    Acknowledgments xxiii

    Advance Organizer for This Book xxv

    Part I Introduction1

    Chapter 1

    Older Adult Workers in Today's Work World3

    Defining Adult and Older Adult Workers 6

    Self-Management 9

    Organizational Issues 13

    Working Longer 15

    Changes in the Work Environment16

    Challenges to Be Faced18

    Work in the Same Organization or Move?21

    Careers in Later Life23

    Support from Employers29

    Decision Making and Work Opportunities32

    Midlife Changes 33

    Summary35

    Chapter 2

    Adapting the Workplace to Accommodate Physiological Age-Related Changes in Older Adults 36

    Aging: A Global View 40

    Biological Aging 40

    Psychological Aging 50

    Social Aging 52

    Older Adults Continuing to Work 53

    Designing the Workplace for Older Americans 54

    Stereotypes About Aging56

    The Americans With Disabilities Act57

    Minorities in the Workplace63

    Work Issues66

    Active Older Workers66

    Adapting the Workplace for Older Adults67

    Summary 68

    Chapter 3

    How to Train Older Adults: Aging Influences on Cognitive Tasks 69

    Translating What We Know into Adult and Older Worker Training72

    Summary 80

    Part II Design83

    Chapter 4

    Instructional Design for Training Older Workers85

    ADDIE Model85

    Individual Differences98

    Training99

    The Value of Training Older Workers101

    How Older Adults Learn Best104

    Guidelines for Training Older Adults105

    Transferring Training Results105

    Training Modalities106

    Older Adults as Learners107

    Diversity Training109

    Summary110

    Chapter 5

    Improving Learning Performance112

    Workplace Learning Competence and Its Importance112

    Workplace Learning Competence and Workplace Learning Climate 113

    Learner Characteristics of Older Versus Younger Adults116

    Implications of Learning Principles for Training Older Adults117

    Summary126

    Chapter 6

    Career Development for Adults and Older Workers127

    Self-Management: Career and Retirement127

    Obstacles to Self-Management144

    Models of Career Development146

    Looking to the Future151

    Recommendations155

    Future Directions157

    Summary158

    Part III Managing Organizational Knowledge167

    Chapter 7

    What Employers Can Do to Plan for an Aging Workforce169

    The Evolving Workplace169

    Getting Ahead of the Trends172

    Action Steps for Preparing for the Workforce of the Future197

    Summary 200

    Appendix: Resources List201

    Notes214

    About the Authors234

    Index239