title: Editorial

authors: Findsen, Brian

abstract: This special issue of the International Journal of Ageing in Developing Countries (IJADC) focusses on learning in later life (also known as educational gerontology). As guest editor for this issue, I am hopeful that this divergent compilation of articles will provide the stimulus for further insights into what is happening in developing countries for older people in respective societies. Over the last decade there has been much more attention given to how learning and education can provide the basis for more ‘active ageing’ and ‘successful’ lives. Both learning and living are inextricably connected. This issue expands on some of these emergent perspectives.

text: Editorial This special issue of the International Journal of Ageing in Developing Countries (IJADC) focusses on learning in later life (also known as educational gerontology). As guest editor for this issue, I am hopeful that this divergent compilation of articles will provide the stimulus for further insights into what is happening in developing countries for older people in respective societies. Over the last decade there has been much more attention given to how learning and education can provide the basis for more ‘active ageing’ and ‘successful’ lives. Both learning and living are inextricably connected. This issue expands on some of these emergent perspectives.

year: 2017

title: Composition portfolio

authors: Gilmour, Hannah Ruth

subjects: composition

abstract: This collection of original compositions shows a range of themes and styles.
Each piece portrays a different concept or idea I have grappled with during the year of composition.  Three Angles of Anticipation is a set of three diverse orchestral works each based on the theme of waiting.  In contrast, Sad Songs for a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart is a collection of six short pieces written for solo piano which explore the themes of grief and memories.  Land of Promise? combines acoustic and electroacoustic techniques to create a work questioning how much we are informed of New Zealand's history, whereas Telemachus is a dramatic work about a Monk killed in a gladiator arena.  To conclude, the electroacoustic tape work Ode to a Cricket is a set of three pieces created from the sample of a cricket call. It explores the theme of paying attention to the small and seemingly insignificant details of our world.

text: Composition portfolio This collection of original compositions shows a range of themes and styles.
Each piece portrays a different concept or idea I have grappled with during the year of composition.  Three Angles of Anticipation is a set of three diverse orchestral works each based on the theme of waiting.  In contrast, Sad Songs for a Rainy Day and a Broken Heart is a collection of six short pieces written for solo piano which explore the themes of grief and memories.  Land of Promise? combines acoustic and electroacoustic techniques to create a work questioning how much we are informed of New Zealand's history, whereas Telemachus is a dramatic work about a Monk killed in a gladiator arena.  To conclude, the electroacoustic tape work Ode to a Cricket is a set of three pieces created from the sample of a cricket call. It explores the theme of paying attention to the small and seemingly insignificant details of our world.

year: 2010

title: The experience of homemaking in unaffordable and precarious housing

authors: Barrett, Patrick

abstract: Housing is the platform on which people build their lives. The experience of homemaking in unaffordable and precarious housing (Barrett, P., Cram, F. & James, B, 2024) is a new monograph from the Affordable Housing for Generations programme. Across 110 pages, 10 housing researchers share experiences from different groups of people in Aotearoa, burdened by the insecurity of unaffordable housing. The findings show how institutional, social and market dynamics impacting on life circumstances can cause people to be in precarious housing situations. Yet people continue to love homemaking and being contributors to their communities. Reinforcing the pivotal nature of housing in supporting all peoples’ health and wellbeing, this research demonstrates how much more can be achieved through improving access to stable, affordable housing and by understanding what is at the heart of a home.

text: The experience of homemaking in unaffordable and precarious housing Housing is the platform on which people build their lives. The experience of homemaking in unaffordable and precarious housing (Barrett, P., Cram, F. & James, B, 2024) is a new monograph from the Affordable Housing for Generations programme. Across 110 pages, 10 housing researchers share experiences from different groups of people in Aotearoa, burdened by the insecurity of unaffordable housing. The findings show how institutional, social and market dynamics impacting on life circumstances can cause people to be in precarious housing situations. Yet people continue to love homemaking and being contributors to their communities. Reinforcing the pivotal nature of housing in supporting all peoples’ health and wellbeing, this research demonstrates how much more can be achieved through improving access to stable, affordable housing and by understanding what is at the heart of a home.

year: 2024