Providing a comprehensive overview of themes of ageing from a global perspective, this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; family and institutional care; and elder abuse.

This will be essential reading for students of social gerontology, as well as an invaluable resource for students of nursing, social work, social policy and development studies.

Takes a global perspective on the issues and policies of ageing.

This study reports on recent doctoral research focused on six academic staff working in early blended learning environments in campus-based contexts at a large Australian university. The case-based research reports on how information and communications technology (ICT) was used by each of these staff, all early adopters of new technologies, to enhance their face-to-face teaching, and how this use contributed to an understanding of blended learning in higher education. Across the cases, seven dimensions of blended learning environments were identified - a significant finding of this study....

It is only on a hiking trail-or in the tranquility of a garden-that we can begin to truly listen to our heart. With the hush of nature around us, we are able to hear the whispers of our faith, the nudges of the divine.

Seeking the Light is a transcendent collection of poetry, taking you from the unassuming power of being outdoors to the heartrending experience of living with an illness. Gail Wilson never shies away from asking the complex questions that plague her life. How do we survive challenging personal relationships? What is the meaning of life?

Every poem of...