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'''Nancy Merz Nordstrom''', M. Ed., is the author of ''Learning Later, Living Greater: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years'', cowritten with her son, novelist [[Jon F. Merz]]. |
'''Nancy Merz Nordstrom''', M. Ed., is the author of ''Learning Later, Living Greater: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years'', cowritten with her son, novelist [[Jon F. Merz]]. |
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Merz Nordstrom also directs the Elderhostel Institute Network for [[Elderhostel]], North America's largest educational travel organization for older adults. She offers counseling to new start-up programs, provides resources and facilitates communication among more than 380 Lifelong Learning programs across the [[US]] and [[Canada]], and develops links between these programs and similar programs in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. She has also worked closely with developers establishing lifelong learning programs in [[Japan]]. |
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Nancy blogs and writes columns for several online sites that focus on adults over the age of 50. These sites include www.seniornet.org - www.babyboomerknowledgecenter.com - www.boomerauthority.ning.com - She maintains pages on Facebook and Twitter and has also set up a web site at www.learninglater.com that provides information for the general public. |
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Merz Nordstrom has been interviewed by the media about the learning in retirement movement. Articles have appeared in many newspapers and periodicals, including the [[Wall Street Journal]], the [[New York Times]], the [[Boston Globe]] and the [[Washington Post]]. She also appeared on the [[CNN]] Financial News Network show ''Your Money''. |
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Prior to working with Elderhostel, Nancy spent many years in office administration in both the private and non-profit sectors. After the unexpected death of her first husband, she returned to school at age 51 to earn an M.Ed. in [[Adult Education]]. |
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As a mid-life student she became aware of the opportunities and challenges facing older adults, and has dedicated herself to the belief that lifelong learning is both empowering and life-affirming, regardless of age. “I know first-hand,” she says, “that a stimulating learning environment can make a profound difference in the lives of mature adults.” Imparting the message about the value of lifelong learning for older adults has become Nancy’s passion and her life’s goal. |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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*Learning Later, Living Greater, Sentient Publications, 2006, ISBN 1-59181-047-7 |
*Learning Later, Living Greater, Sentient Publications, 2006, ISBN 1-59181-047-7 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.roadscholar.org/ein/intro.asp - Elderhostel Institute Network] |
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*[http://www.learninglater.com/ Learning Later, Living Greater] |
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www.seniornet.org |
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Nancy Merz Nordstrom, M. Ed., is the author of Learning Later, Living Greater: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years, cowritten with her son, novelist Jon F. Merz.
Books
- Learning Later, Living Greater, Sentient Publications, 2006, ISBN 1-59181-047-7