The Longevity Dividend: Later Life, Lifelong Learning and Productive Societies

本書提供了有關壽命延長的全球證據、其後果及其對社會潛在益處的探討。根據統計數據、學術文獻、政策倡議及眾多國家的經驗，本書解釋了較長晚年、終身學習與更具生產力的社會之間的相互影響。這幅更大的圖景顯示了如何通過今天的戰略選擇來管理未來。選擇正確的政策可以使當前和未來世代從壽命紅利中獲得最大利益。本書解釋了如何通過投資於終身學習來豐富壽命紅利。它為政策顧問、決策者、研究人員、健康專業人士、實踐者、老年學學生及晚年教育者提供了寶貴的見解。

Satya Brink is an internationally known researcher and policy advisor in the field of learning, both in its component parts and as a lifelong endeavour. Her doctorate degree is from Purdue University, USA. Her depth of expertise and breadth of experience contributes to her large picture global thinking. She was the Director of National Policy Research on Learning for the Canadian government, directing a team of analysts conducting policy research. In addition to her production of many internal analyses and government documents, she is the editor of one book and author of over a hundred publications, including journal articles, book chapters, research reports and policy briefs. As an international consultant she has worked for international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). She also advised governments in developed and developing countries, such as Finland, Ireland, Senegal and Egypt. She was an adjunct Professor of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University in Canada and is currently associated with the Lifelong Learning Institute ENCELL at Jönköping University in Sweden.

Satya Brink 是一位國際知名的學習領域研究者和政策顧問，專注於學習的各個組成部分及其作為終身追求的意義。她的博士學位來自美國普渡大學。她深厚的專業知識和廣泛的經驗使她具備宏觀的全球思維。她曾擔任加拿大政府的國家學習政策研究主任，負責指導一個分析師團隊進行政策研究。除了產出許多內部分析和政府文件外，她還是一本書的編輯，並且發表了超過一百篇的出版物，包括期刊文章、書籍章節、研究報告和政策簡報。作為國際顧問，她曾為經濟合作與發展組織（OECD）、世界銀行、聯合國教科文組織（UNESCO）及聯合國教科文組織終身學習研究所（UIL）等國際組織工作。她還曾為芬蘭、愛爾蘭、塞內加爾和埃及等發展和發展中國家的政府提供建議。她曾是加拿大西門菲莎大學的老年學兼任教授，目前與瑞典延雪平大學的終身學習研究所 ENCELL 相關聯。