Literature suggests that older workers may be less oriented
to learning and development (Cleveland and Shore 1992;
Maurer 2001; Salthouse and Maurer 1996). Older workers
may experience a decline in training performance with age
(Kubeck et al. 1996) and may also experience reduction in
their learning-relevant abilities. Some older adults show
deficits in selective attention (Rabbitt 1977; McDowd and
Filion 1992), learning new associations (Salthouse 1994),
and various aspects of memory performance (Craik 1977;
Kausler 1982; Salthouse 1982), all of which are abilities
relevant to learning. Research shows that older adults may
require more help (Czaja and Sharit 1993; Elias et al. 1987)
and more time (Sieman 1976) and may benefit from having
a less stressful environment in which to learn (Jamieson
1969). Older workers are sometimes perceived to be
slower, less creative, less flexible, more resistant to change,
and disinterested in training when compared to their
younger counterparts (Doering et al. 1983; Rhodes 1983;
Stagner 1985). Research also suggests that older workers
are often regarded as persons lacking a desire to develop or
even as persons resisting development efforts (AARP
1995; Capowski 1994; Institute of Personnel Management
1993). Therefore, if changes in learning-oriented abilities
and motivation occur with age, perhaps older workers will
report less continuous learning skill demands, because they
are less inclined to engage in learning. Alternatively, if
older workers have reduced ability and inclination to
constantly learn new things, they may perceive any existing
continuous learning skill demands as very challenging.
Therefore, they may report that the job requires more
continuous learning than their younger counterparts, who
do not perceive the learning demands to be so great.
Therefore, while the present study examined the relationship
between age and reported continuous learning skill
demands, the direction of the relationship is uncertain
based upon prior literature and logic, and therefore a
directional hypothesis was not offered
Literature suggests that older workers may be less orientedto learning and development (Cleveland and Shore 1992;Maurer 2001; Salthouse and Maurer 1996). Older workersmay experience a decline in training performance with age(Kubeck et al. 1996) and may also experience reduction intheir learning-relevant abilities. Some older adults showdeficits in selective attention (Rabbitt 1977; McDowd andFilion 1992), learning new associations (Salthouse 1994),and various aspects of memory performance (Craik 1977;Kausler 1982; Salthouse 1982), all of which are abilitiesrelevant to learning. Research shows that older adults mayrequire more help (Czaja and Sharit 1993; Elias et al. 1987)and more time (Sieman 1976) and may benefit from havinga less stressful environment in which to learn (Jamieson1969). Older workers are sometimes perceived to beslower, less creative, less flexible, more resistant to change,and disinterested in training when compared to theiryounger counterparts (Doering et al. 1983; Rhodes 1983;Stagner 1985). Research also suggests that older workersare often regarded as persons lacking a desire to develop oreven as persons resisting development efforts (AARP1995; Capowski 1994; Institute of Personnel Management1993). Therefore, if changes in learning-oriented abilitiesand motivation occur with age, perhaps older workers willreport less continuous learning skill demands, because theyare less inclined to engage in learning. Alternatively, ifolder workers have reduced ability and inclination toconstantly learn new things, they may perceive any existingcontinuous learning skill demands as very challenging.Therefore, they may report that the job requires morecontinuous learning than their younger counterparts, whodo not perceive the learning demands to be so great.Therefore, while the present study examined the relationshipbetween age and reported continuous learning skilldemands, the direction of the relationship is uncertainbased upon prior literature and logic, and therefore adirectional hypothesis was not offered
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