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chapter twelve

Conclusions and synthesis

12.1 Introduction

The goals of this book were to present a state-of-the-science summary

of the topic of training and instructional design for older adults and to

present some basic principles and guidelines regarding “best practices”

for designing training and instructional programs for older people. As

demonstrated by the wealth of material presented in the previous chap-

ters, the topic of training and instructional design is very broad, and thus

this book covers a wide range of issues. The information provided rep-

resents a compilation of current knowledge and research about aging, ...