Marvin Formosa
Biographic Data
| ID | 303668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marvin Formosa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marvin |
| FAMILY NAME | Formosa |
| SIGNATURE | FORMOSA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9222-2433 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Emancipating older learners
The tension between education and emancipation is a recurrent theme in educational philosophy but remains comparatively neglected in critical educational gerontology (CEG). CEG is a philosophical strand in older adult education aiming at the social emancipation of older learners. CEG links radical emancipation to the outcome of raising older learners’ presumed naïve consciousness with the help of an enlightened teacher. In this essay, we argue th…
Aging and Technology
Technology certainly plays a key role in enabling higher levels of active and healthy aging in later life. A growing number of studies are evidencing the benefits of technology for older persons from lower levels of depression and loneliness to higher levels of social support, life satisfaction, purpose in life, and social capital. One central concern, however, concerns the unequal take‐up of digital citizenship between younger and older generati…
Barriers to learning at a U3A in Lebanon
This study examines the barriers older learners experience at a University for the Third Age (U3A) in Lebanon. Contemporary literature often categorizes these barriers into dispositional, situational, and institutional realms, arising as individual or structural phenomena. This article envisages barriers as the (un)intended consequences of (inter)actions among different institutional agents — namely, learners, teachers, and administrators — withi…
United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
The travails of gerontology education in Malta
As in recent decades, Malta has experienced an increase in both the number of available university programs in ageing studies and graduate students, the aim of this article is to evaluate the country’s efforts in ensuring a trained workforce in gerontology, geriatrics, and dementia education. While Malta punches above its weight as far as gerontology education is concerned, one also notes a number of shortcomings. The country is still devoid of a…
Ageing and Covid-19
Critical educational gerontology at a senior center in Malta
One area that remained off the research radar is that interface between senior centers and learning programs, and hence, their potential to act as community-based learning hubs. Countering such a state of affairs, this article reports on an action research study to investigate the extent that a transformative learning program in a senior center can lead learners to improved levels of personal and social empowerment. The research project sought to…
Responding to the Active Ageing Index
Learning across Generations in Europe
Knjiga je delo 15 avtorjev, ki so vsi ugledni raziskovalci na podrocju izobraževanja starejsih. Izsla je v zbirki organizacije ESREA Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, ki je bila zasnovana prav z namenom objavljanja novih raziskav o izobraževanju odraslih v razlicnih geografskih in kulturnih okoljih. Izobraževanje starejsih je najhitreje rastoce podrocje v sklopu vseživljenjskega ucenja, zato je knjiga dobrodosla kot osvetlitev raz…
Four decades of Universities of the Third Age
This paper discusses the origins and development of Universities of the Third Age (U3As) whilst also forwarding suggestions for possible roles, opportunities and directions in the future. The U3A has been rightly described as both an idea and movement, as each centre has a local foundation and relatively unique features. Whilst some U3As are attached to traditional universities and colleges, others are sturdily autonomous and wholly dependent on …
Lifelong education for older adults in Malta
Lifelong Learning in Later Life
Lifelong learning in later life is an essential handbook for a wide range of people who work alongside older adults in varied contexts. This handbook brings together both orthodox approaches to educational gerontology and fresh perspectives on important emerging issues faced by seniors around the globe. Issues discussed include the social construction of ageing, the importance of lifelong learning policy and practice, participation in later life …
Four decades of Universities of the Third Age
This paper discusses the origins and development of Universities of the Third Age (U3As) whilst also forwarding suggestions for possible roles, opportunities and directions in the future. The U3A has been rightly described as both an idea and movement, as each centre has a local foundation and relatively unique features. Whilst some U3As are attached to traditional universities and colleges, others are sturdily autonomous and wholly dependent on …
Lifelong education for older adults in Malta
Responding to the Active Ageing Index
Barriers to learning at a U3A in Lebanon
This study examines the barriers older learners experience at a University for the Third Age (U3A) in Lebanon. Contemporary literature often categorizes these barriers into dispositional, situational, and institutional realms, arising as individual or structural phenomena. This article envisages barriers as the (un)intended consequences of (inter)actions among different institutional agents — namely, learners, teachers, and administrators — withi…
Lifelong Learning in Later Life
Lifelong learning in later life is an essential handbook for a wide range of people who work alongside older adults in varied contexts. This handbook brings together both orthodox approaches to educational gerontology and fresh perspectives on important emerging issues faced by seniors around the globe. Issues discussed include the social construction of ageing, the importance of lifelong learning policy and practice, participation in later life …
Lifelong education for older adults in Malta
Learning across Generations in Europe
Knjiga je delo 15 avtorjev, ki so vsi ugledni raziskovalci na podrocju izobraževanja starejsih. Izsla je v zbirki organizacije ESREA Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, ki je bila zasnovana prav z namenom objavljanja novih raziskav o izobraževanju odraslih v razlicnih geografskih in kulturnih okoljih. Izobraževanje starejsih je najhitreje rastoce podrocje v sklopu vseživljenjskega ucenja, zato je knjiga dobrodosla kot osvetlitev raz…
Four decades of Universities of the Third Age
This paper discusses the origins and development of Universities of the Third Age (U3As) whilst also forwarding suggestions for possible roles, opportunities and directions in the future. The U3A has been rightly described as both an idea and movement, as each centre has a local foundation and relatively unique features. Whilst some U3As are attached to traditional universities and colleges, others are sturdily autonomous and wholly dependent on …
Responding to the Active Ageing Index
Critical educational gerontology at a senior center in Malta
One area that remained off the research radar is that interface between senior centers and learning programs, and hence, their potential to act as community-based learning hubs. Countering such a state of affairs, this article reports on an action research study to investigate the extent that a transformative learning program in a senior center can lead learners to improved levels of personal and social empowerment. The research project sought to…
Ageing and Covid-19
United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
The travails of gerontology education in Malta
As in recent decades, Malta has experienced an increase in both the number of available university programs in ageing studies and graduate students, the aim of this article is to evaluate the country’s efforts in ensuring a trained workforce in gerontology, geriatrics, and dementia education. While Malta punches above its weight as far as gerontology education is concerned, one also notes a number of shortcomings. The country is still devoid of a…
Barriers to learning at a U3A in Lebanon
This study examines the barriers older learners experience at a University for the Third Age (U3A) in Lebanon. Contemporary literature often categorizes these barriers into dispositional, situational, and institutional realms, arising as individual or structural phenomena. This article envisages barriers as the (un)intended consequences of (inter)actions among different institutional agents — namely, learners, teachers, and administrators — withi…
Emancipating older learners
The tension between education and emancipation is a recurrent theme in educational philosophy but remains comparatively neglected in critical educational gerontology (CEG). CEG is a philosophical strand in older adult education aiming at the social emancipation of older learners. CEG links radical emancipation to the outcome of raising older learners’ presumed naïve consciousness with the help of an enlightened teacher. In this essay, we argue th…
Aging and Technology
Technology certainly plays a key role in enabling higher levels of active and healthy aging in later life. A growing number of studies are evidencing the benefits of technology for older persons from lower levels of depression and loneliness to higher levels of social support, life satisfaction, purpose in life, and social capital. One central concern, however, concerns the unequal take‐up of digital citizenship between younger and older generati…
Pedagogy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (4 works) · Lifelong learning (4 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (4 works) · Adult education (3 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Technology Use by Older Adults (3 works)