Working and Learning at old Age. Theory and evidence in an emerging European field of research

Understanding issues concerned with older workers and retirement
is rapidly becoming a central concern within and beyond many disciplines.
Economics, psychology, gerontology, sociology and education
have provided insights in the many facets of this topic. The
current debate and controversy reflects the shift from pushing away
older workers from public life and employment towards retaining their
employability, their knowledge and their wisdom.
This publication provides a range of contributions which reflect the
way in which issues relating to retirement and an ageing workforce
are at the intersection of key social changes over the past decades.
The authors review the various strands in current research literature
and present empirical findings which might serve as a guide to
debates on the individual and societal position of older workers.