September 27, 2025

A participant observation study on the meanings of lifelong learning as leisure: Focusing on illiterate and undereducated elderly women

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Lifelong learning was found to enhance self-efficacy and emotional healing among elderly women.
Approximately one year of participant observation was conducted in a middle- and high-school equivalency program.
The study utilized Hatch’s inductive analysis method to identify meaningful patterns in participant experiences.
This research emphasizes lifelong learning's role in transforming passive leisure into active engagement, especially for marginalized women.

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Participant observation reveals lifelong learning enhances emotional well-being and social bonds among undereducated elderly women.

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