TY  - JOUR
AU  - Knopf, Richard
AU  - Talmage, Craig
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/12/24
TI  - Wisdom and Curiosity Among Older Learners: Elucidating Themes of Well-Being from Beautiful Questions in Older Adulthood
JO  - OBM Geriatrics
SP  - 025
VL  - 02
IS  - 04
AB  - (1) Background:  Wisdom and curiosity require greater attention in the lifelong learning literature pertaining to older adulthood. Lifelong learning can assist older adults in amalgamating wisdom and pursuing their curiosities, but how wisdom is amalgamated and how curiosity is pursued in older adulthood needs more exploration.
(2) Methods: This qualitative study investigates subthemes of wisdom amalgamation and curiosity pursuits elucidated from interviews of older adults who participant in a university-based lifelong learning institute. Specifically, older adults were asked to share their big and beautiful questions with the interviewer in order to develop thick descriptions for analysis.
(3) Results: This study highlights nine subthemes of wisdom amalgamation and nine subthemes of curiosity pursuits that can be linked to lifelong learning. Openness, asking questions, and making wise decisions were deemed top subthemes for wisdom amalgamation. Learning about topics, finding purpose and meaning, and asking small and big questions were showcased as top subthemes of curiosity pursuits. 
(4) Conclusions: This study provides the groundwork for future research involving big and beautiful questions seeking as a research method to explore wisdom and curiosity. The study also highlights salient themes present in older adulthood, which may tie to overall well-being.
SN  - 2638-1311
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1804025
DO  - 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1804025
ID  - Knopf2018
ER  -