Training Older Workers for Technology-Based Employment
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Training Older Workers for Technology-based Employment.
An increasingly aging workforce and advances in technology are changing work environments and structures. The continued employability of older adults, particularly those of lower socioeconomic status (SES), requires them to participate in training programs to ensure their competence in today's workplace. Focus groups with 37 unemployed adults (51-76 years old) were conducted to gather informati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Educational Gerontology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0360-1277,1521-0472
DOI: 10.1080/03601270802300091