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Political Participation and Late-Life Learning: A Cross-Cultural Study of Older People's Participation in Seniors' Interest Organisations in Australia and Spain
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Understanding what older people learn from their civic participation is of critical importance both for individuals and organisations. This link has been neglected in prior research, and the evidence across diverse cultural contexts is particularly limited. However, the political context of older people's life experiences and participation is important in their participation. The intent of the present study is to explore the learnings experienced by older people through participation in seniors' interest organisations, across Australia and Spain. Participants included 52 active members of political organisations focused on issues for older people. A questionnaire was used for data collection; participants' responses to an open-ended question regarding what they have learnt from their participation in seniors' interest organisations are analysed here. Participants' answers were subjected to a multi-stage thematic analysis. Findings show three key themes relating to learnings about themselves, such as self-improvement or skills or knowledge; learnings about others, such as cooperation with others and understand that people have different views; and learning about society, such as inequality and the need to fight for injustice. The findings suggest some interesting similarities and differences across contexts, which appears to reflect the different political contexts of the two countries.
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SERRAT FERNÁNDEZ, Rodrigo, WARBURTON, Jeni, PETRIWSKYJ, Andrea, VILLAR POSADA, Feliciano. Political Participation and Late-Life Learning: A Cross-Cultural Study of Older People's Participation in Seniors' Interest Organisations in Australia and Spain. _Voluntas_. 2017. Vol. 28, núm. 1, pàgs. 265-287. [consulta: 25 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 0957-8765. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217878]