DR MARVIN FORMOSA PHD
Curriculum Vitae
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name and surname:
Marvin Formosa
Date of birth:
17 April 1972
Citizenship:
Maltese (European Union)
Work address:
Gerontology Unit, Faculty for Social Wellbeing
University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta
Email:
marvin.formosa@um.edu.mt
Mobile number:
00356 79634015
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QUALIFICATIONS, WITH AWARDING BODY AND DATE
1995 Bachelor of Psychology (B. Psych.), 2nd Upper, University of Malta.
1996 Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Social Studies (P.G.C.E.), University of Malta.
2000 Master of Arts in Sociology (M.A.), Distinction, University of Malta.
2007 Doctorate (Ph.D.) (Gerontology), University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
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BIO
Dr. Formosa received a Ph.D. in gerontology from the University of Bristol, and is currently
Senior Lecturer at and Coordinator of the Gerontology Unit, Faculty for Social Wellbeing,
University of Malta. His key interests are critical gerontology, sociology of later life, social
class dynamics, and educational gerontology, on which Dr. Formosa published 7 books and
various chapters in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals. Recent publications include
Lifelong learning in later life: A handbook on older adult learning (with Brian Findsen,
2011), Learning across generations: Contemporary issues in older adult education (with
Schmidt-Hertha and Jelenc Krašovec, 2014), Social class in later life: Power, identity and
lifestyle (with Paul Higgs, 2015), Population ageing in Malta: Multidisciplinary perspectives
(with Charles Scerri, 2015), and Ageing and later life in Malta: Issues, policies, and future
trends (2015). Dr. Formosa took part in various international research projects that included
the European Union’s funded studies on ‘Services for supporting family carers of elderly
people’. He has been appointed as an international tutor by the International Institute on
Ageing (United Nations - Malta) on its missions to Thailand (1998) and Qatar (2008), as well
as Visiting Scholar at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of
Toronto (2009-2010). Dr. Formosa holds the post of Chairperson of the National Commission
for Active Ageing (Malta) and Director of the International Institute on Ageing, United
Nations - Malta (INIA). In recent months, he headed in-situ training missions in the People’s
Republic of China (December, 2014 and January 2015). Forthcoming training missions are
scheduled to take place in China (April 2015) and the Philippines (September 2015).
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WORK EXPERIENCE (UNIVERSITY OF MALTA)
1999 - 2007
Assistant Lecturer, Gerontology Programme, Institute of Health Care.
2007 - 2012
Lecturer, European Centre for Gerontology.
2012 - ongoing
Senior Lecturer, European Centre for Gerontology
2014 - ongoing
Co-ordinator, Gerontology Unit, Faculty for Social Wellbeing.
Appointments on boards, committees, etc.
1999 - ongoing
Member, Board of Studies, Master of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
1999 - 2004
Member, University of the Third Age Board.
2011 - 2013
Chairperson, Paper-setting/Examiners’ Board, Sociology (Intermediate).
2010 - ongoing
Member, Board of Studies, Doctorate in Gerontology and Geriatrics.
2010 - ongoing
Member, Board of Studies, Master in Adult Education.
2003
Chairperson, Paper-setting/Examiners’ Board, Sociology (Intermediate).
2001 - 2013
Member, Paper-setting/Examiners’ Board, Matriculation Secondary
Education Certificate (MATSEC) in Social Studies (Secondary) and
Sociology (Intermediate and Advanced).
1999 - 2004
Member, Board of Studies, University of the Third Age.
Courses taught at the University of Malta
Undergraduate studies: SOC 1001
SOC 2001
PLC 1400
SOC 1012
Understanding sociology (1999 - 2014)
From small groups to bureaucracy (1999 - 2014)
Pastoral contexts: Sociological considerations
Introducing Research Methods (2004)
Political sociology (2003)
Sociology and postmodernism (2003)
Sociology of Education (2012)
Postgraduate studies:
Sociology of ageing and later life
Quality of life in old age
Research and evaluation
Social policies, programmes and services
Fieldwork in elder settings
Social interactions in later life
Inter-disciplinary gerontology
Teaching older adults
Practicum in adult education
GER 5030
GER 5031
GER 5034
GER 5037
GER 5039
GER 5040
GER 5041
EDU 5880
EDU 5882
Curriculum development
Responsible for developing these programmes for successful validation and endorsement
from the University of Malta’s Academic Programmes Quality and Resources Unit:
Higher Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Gerontology Unit (2013).
Master of Ageing and Dementia Studies, Gerontology Unit (ongoing).
Master of Science in Social Gerontology, Gerontology Unit (ongoing).
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Thesis supervision (past five years, 2010 - 2015)
Doctorate
Marian Ann Muscat Azzopardi. ‘Autonomy and meaningfulness in old age: Ethical
perspectives from Western and Eastern Mediterranean novelists’. Submitted, awaiting date
of viva.
Master of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Angela Caruana. ‘The determinants of active ageing: A Maltese case study’.
Christopher Goson Piwuna. ‘Health related quality of life of older prisoners in Nigerian
prisoners’.
Doris Aquilina. ‘The role of the family in the institutionalisation of older persons: A
Maltese case study’.
Brikena Ndreko. ‘The impact of hearing loss on the quality of life of older persons in the
community’.
Master of Arts in Adult Education
Roberta Chetcuti Galea. ‘Learning opportunities for older adults attending community day
centres: An action research study’.
Jacqueline Mary Curmi. The teaching of English as a foreign language to older adult
learners in Gozo’.
Jacqueline Cutajar. ‘Lifelong learning towards healthy ageing in primary care’.
Master of Arts in Sociology
Sharon Agius Dunlop. ‘Understanding access to tertiary education in light of the notions
of Habitus and Cultural Capital’.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology
Sandra Borg. ‘Impacts of cultural capital between two different institutions at a tertiary
level: MCAST and University’.
Thesis examination (past five years, 2010 - 2015)
Master of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Adriana Castillo. ‘Compliance in Medication Administration Post-Hospitalisation’.
Anthony Agius Decelis. ‘Social exclusion of Maltese older persons: Myth or reality’.
Master of Arts in Adult Education
Audrey Gatt. ‘The Educational potential of women’s branches within the political parties’.
John M. Gannon. ‘Realies and dreams of individual adults with disabilities in Gozo’.
Elaine Fenech. ‘ICT and the education of prison inmates’.
Stefan Zammit. ‘Supporting prison inmates in education for life’.
Master of Arts in Sociology
Christine Borg. ‘A sociological study of the transnational lives of Maltese people working
in EU Institutions’.
Natalie Haber. ‘Social support among family caregivers of elderly persons in Gozo’.
Charlene Muscat. ‘The experience of their grandparents in relation to their children’s separation’.
Maria Lifsud. ‘Masculine identity and social class: Their impact on educational attainment’.
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Master in Psychology
Rosaling Vella. ‘The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Assessing validity and reliability’.
Master in Counselling
Louiselle Grech. ‘The ageless soul and counselling: The lived experience of functional
elderly adults’.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy
Carl Grech. Providing an adequate workforce for health and social care for older adults.
Helga Borg Carabott. ‘Involving young people in intergenerational solidarity learning with
older persons’.
Graduate Oration
Senate, University of Malta, invited me to deliver the Graduate Oration on 29 November
2013 during the graduate ceremony for the Master Degree in Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Transcript of my oration can be accessed from http://www.um.edu.mt/newsitems/?a=201906.
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OTHER CURRENT/RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
2014 - ongoing
Director, International Institute on Ageing, United Nations - Malta (INIA)
2013 - ongoing
Advisor, Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity (Malta)
2011 - 2013
Visiting Scholar, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of
Toronto.
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PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING MISSIONS COMMISSIONED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGEING (UNITED NATIONS - MALTA)
2015
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Manila, the Philippines. (7 - 11 September 2015)
2015
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Beijing, China. (30 March - 3 April 2015)
2015
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Jiangsu Province, China. (6 - 10 January 2015)
2014
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Hainan Province, China. (8 - 13 December 2014)
2008
Social Gerontology, Doha, State of Qatar. (19 - 24 January 2008)
1998
Social Gerontology, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (18 - 30 January 1998)
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GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS ON COMMITTEES/BOARDS
2013 - ongoing
Chairperson, National Commission for Active Ageing (Malta).
2013 - ongoing
Member, Inter-Ministerial Committee for the implementation of the
National Strategy for Active Ageing: Malta 2014-2020.
2013 - 2014
Member, Family Resource Centre Committee.
2013 - 2014
Member, Management Board, St Vincent de Paul Residence.
2013 - 2014
Member, Public Private Interest in Long-Term Care.
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GOVERNMENT NOMINATED EXPERT
2015 European Commission’s International Seminar Building an evidence based for
active ageing index and its potential. Brussels, Belgium. (16-17 April)
2014 European Union’s seminar on The Active Ageing Index and its extension to the
regional level. Krakow, Poland. (15-16 October)
2014 United Nations’ open-ended working group on ageing for government representatives
on Strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons. New York,
United States of America. (29 July - 1 August)
2013 World Health Organisation’s meeting of national experts on Implementing policies for
healthy ageing in the WHO European Region, Utrecht, The Netherlands. (15 - 17
December)
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Books authored (4)
Formosa, M. (2015). Ageing policy in Malta: Issues, policies and future trends. Malta: Book
Distributors Limited. (286 pages)
Findsen, B. and Formosa, M. (2011). Lifelong learning in later life: A handbook on older
adult learning. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense. (190 pages)
Formosa, M. (2009). Class dynamics in later life: Older persons, class identity and class
action. Hamburg, Germany: Lit Verlag. (160 pages)
Troisi, J. and Formosa, M. (2006). Supporting family carers of older people in Europe: The
national background report for Malta. Hamburg, Germany: Lit Verlag. (175 pages)
Books edited (3)
Formosa, M. and Scerri, C. (eds.) (2015). Population ageing in Malta: Multidisciplinary
perspectives. Malta: Malta University Press. (380 pages)
Schmidt-Hertha, B., Jelenc Krašovec, S. and Formosa, M. (eds.) (2014). Learning across
generations: Contemporary issues in older adult education. Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Sense. (214 pages)
Formosa, M. and Higgs, P. (eds.) (2015). Social class in later life: Power, identity and
lifestyle. Bristol, United Kingdom: The Policy Press. (189 pages)
Forthcoming
Findsen, B. and Formosa, M. (eds.) (2016). International perspectives on older adult
education: Research, policies, practices. New York: Springer.
Refereed articles in academic journals (22)
Formosa, M. (in print). ‘Everyone is a winner, help is just a push of a button away…’ The
Telecare Plus service in Malta. Xjenza,
Formosa, M. (2014). Socio-economic implications of population ageing in Malta: Risks and
opportunities. Bank of Valletta Review, 49 (Summer): 79-98.
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Formosa, M., Chetcuti Galea, R. and Farrugia Bonello, M. (2014). Older men learning
through religious and political affiliations: Case studies from Malta. Androgogic
Perspectives, 20 (3): 57-69.
Formosa, M. (2014). Social class structure and identity in later life. Research on Ageing and
Social Policy, 2 (1): 2-27.
Formosa, M. (2014). Four decades of Universities of the Third Age: Past, present, and future.
Ageing & Society, 34 (1): 42-66.
Formosa, M. (2013). Digital exclusion in later life: A Maltese case-study. Humanities and
Social Sciences, 1 (1): 21-27.
Borg, C. and Formosa, M. (2013). Active citizenship and late-life learning in the community.
Lifelong Learning in Europe. http://www.lline.fi/en/article/research/220133/activecitizenship-and-late-life-learning-in-the-community
Formosa, M. (2013). Population trends and ageing policy in Malta. Social Sciences, 2 (2):
90-96.
Formosa, M. (2012). European Union policy on older adult learning: A critical commentary.
Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 24 (4): 384-399.
Formosa, M. (2012). Critical geragogy: Situating theory in practice. Journal of
Contemporary Educational Studies, 63 (5): 36-54.
Formosa, M. (2012). Education for older adults in Malta: Current trends and future visions.
International Review of Education, 58 (2): 271-292.
Formosa, M. (2012). Education and older adults at the University of the Third Age.
Educational Gerontology, 38 (1): 114-125.
Formosa, M. (2011). Critical Educational gerontology: A third statement of principles.
International Journal of Education and Ageing, 2 (1) : 317-332.
Formosa, M. (2010). Universities of the Third Age: A rationale for transformative education
in later life. Journal of Transformative Education, 8 (3): 197-219.
Formosa, M. (2010). Older adult learning in Malta: Towards a policy agenda. Mediterranean
Journal of Educational Studies, 15 (1): 61-85.
Formosa, M. (2010). Lifelong learning in later life: The Universities of the Third Age.
Lifelong Learning Institute Review, 5: 1-12.
Formosa, M. (2009). Renewing Universities of the Third Age: Challenges and visions for the
future, Recerca, 9: 171-196.
Formosa, M. (2007). A Bourdieusian interpretation of the University of the Third Age in
Malta. Journal of Maltese Education Research, 4 (2): 1-16.
Formosa, M. (2005). Feminism and critical educational gerontology: An agenda for good
practice. Ageing International, 30 (4): 396-411.
Formosa, M. (2002). Critical gerogogy: Developing practical possibilities for critical
educational gerontology. Education and Ageing, 17 (3): 73-86.
Formosa, M. (2002). Homage to Pierre Bourdieu. The Mediterranean Journal of Educational
Studies, 7 (1): 117-124.
Formosa, M. (2000). Older adult education in a Maltese University of the Third Age: A
critical perspective. Education and Ageing, 15 (3): 315-339.
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In review
Formosa, M. and Hafford-Letchfield, T. Mind the gap! An exploration of the role of lifelong
learning in promoting co-production and citizenship. Submitted to European Journal
for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, November 2014.
Chapters in books (16)
Borg, C. and Formosa, M. (in print). When university meets community in later life:
Subverting hegemonic discourse and practices in higher education. In J. Field, B.
Schmidt-Hertha, and A. Waxenegger (eds.), Universities’ engagement in and with
society. The university lifelong learning contribution. London: Routledge.
Formosa, M., Fragoso, A., Jelenc Kraŝovec, S., and Tambaum, T. (2014). Introduction. In S.
Jelenc Kraŝovec and M. Radovan (eds.), Older men learning in the community:
European snapshots (pp. 9-13). Ljubljana: Ljubljana University Press and University of
Algarve.
Formosa, M., Fragoso, A., and Jelenc Kraŝovec, S. (2014). Older men as learners in the
community: Theoretical issues. In S. Jelenc Kraŝovec and M. Radovan (eds.), Older
men learning in the community: European snapshots (pp. 15-28). Ljubljana: Ljubljana
University Press and University of Algarve.
Fragoso, A. and Formosa, M., (2014). Discussion and conclusion. In S. Jelenc Kraŝovec and
M. Radovan (eds.), Older men learning in the community: European snapshots (pp. 99107). Ljubljana: Ljubljana University Press and University of Algarve.
Schmidt-Hertha, B., Jelenc Krašovec, S. and Formosa, M. (2014). Introduction: Older adult
education and intergenerational learning. In B., Schmidt-Hertha, S., Jelenc Krašovec
and M. Formosa (eds.), Learning across generations: Contemporary issues in older
adult education (pp. 1-8). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Formosa, M. (2014). Lifelong learning in learning life: Policies and practices. In B., SchmidtHertha, S., Jelenc Krašovec and M. Formosa (eds.), Learning across generations:
Contemporary issues in older adult education (pp. 11-22). Rotterdam, Netherlands:
Sense Publishers.
Formosa, M., Schmidt-Hertha, B., and Jelenc Krašovec, S. (2014). Conclusion: Policy futures
in older adult education and intergenerational learning. In B., Schmidt-Hertha, S.,
Jelenc Krašovec and M. Formosa (eds.), Learning across generations: Contemporary
issues in older adult education (pp. 203-211). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense
Publishers.
Formosa, M. (2013). Creativity in later life: Possibilities for personal empowerment. In A.
Hansen, S. Kling and Ŝ. Strami González (eds.), Creativity, lifelong learning and the
ageing population (pp. 78-91). Ostersund, Sweden: Jamtli Förlag.
Formosa, M. (2013). Policies for older adult learning: The case of the European Union. In J.
Field, R. Burke, and C. Cooper (eds.), The Sage handbook on aging, work and society
(pp. 461-476). London: Sage.
Formosa, M. and Higgs, P. (2013). Introduction. In M. Formosa and P. Higgs (eds.), Social
class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle (pp. 1-14). Bristol: The Policy Press.
Higgs, P. and Formosa, M. (2013). Conclusion. In M. Formosa and P. Higgs (eds.), Social
class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle (pp. 169-181). Bristol: The Policy Press.
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Formosa, M. (2013). Positive ageing in an age of neo-liberalism: Old wine in new bottles? In
U. Kriebernegg, R. Maierhofer and H. Mörtl (eds.), The ages of life’: Living and aging
in conflict? (pp. 21-35). Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Formosa, M. (2012). The Labour Party and Maltese ageing policy: Past, present and future.
In J. Chircop (ed.), Revisiting labour history, (pp. 442-470). Malta: Horizons.
Formosa, M. (2012). Late-life learning in Europe: Implications for social and public policy.
In C.N. Phellas (ed.), Aging in European societies (pp. 255-266). New York: Springer.
Formosa, M. (2009). Population aging. In G. Cassar and J. Cutajar (eds.), Transitions in
Maltese society (pp. 185-202). Malta: Agenda.
Formosa, M. (2004). University programmes for the third age in the creation of an Education
Higher Education Area. In C. Orte Socias and M. Gambus Saiz (eds.), Los programas
universitarios para mayores en la costruccion del Espacio Europeo de ensenanza
superior (pp. 99-110). Espana: Universitat de le Illes Balears.
Forthcoming
Formosa, M. (2016). Population ageing. In M. Briguglio and M. Brown (eds.), Sociology of
the Maltese Islands.
Brown, M. and Formosa, M. (2016). Social class. In M. Briguglio and M. Brown (eds.),
Sociology of the Maltese Islands.
Policy documents: Sole author (1)
Formosa, M. (2013). National strategic policy for active ageing: Malta 2014-2020 / Politika
Strateġika Nazzjonali Għal Anzjanità Attiva: Malta 2014-2020. Malta: Parliamentary
Secretariat for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing. (112 pages)
Policy documents: Sole editor (1)
Formosa, M. (ed.) (2010). Sustainable development strategy: Dingli 2020. Malta: Dingli
Local Council. (210 pages)
Monographs (4)
Formosa, M. (2015). Supporting and mentoring mature learners: A training course
programme for community leaders. Malta: Malta Communications Authority. (172
pages)
Formosa, M. (2014). The participation of Maltese older people in the voluntary sector.
Malta: Parliamentary Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active
Ageing & Office of the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations. (47 pages)
Formosa, M. and Arrigo, P. (2007). Listening and giving a voice: Employment challenges and
opportunities for persons experiencing social exclusion and poverty. Malta: European
Anti-Poverty Network. (75 pages)
Formosa, M. and Calleja, J. (1997). Triennial report 1995-1997: United Nations
International Institute on Ageing (Malta). United Nations International Institute on
Ageing (Malta): Union Print. (210 pages)
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Chapters in Monographs (3)
Formosa, M. (2012). Older persons and green volunteering: The missing link to sustainable
futures? In S. Rizzo (ed.), Green jobs from a small state perspective: Case studies from
Malta (pp. 33-43). Belgium: Green European Foundation.
Formosa, M. (2010). Social and cultural implications. In M. Formosa (ed.), Sustainable
development strategy: Dingli 2020 (pp. 13-36). Malta: Dingli Local Council.
Formosa, M. (2010). Sustainable development. In M. Formosa (ed.), Sustainable
development strategy: Dingli 2020 (pp. 7-11). Malta: Dingli Local Council.
Other publications (non-refereed) (6)
Formosa, M., (2012). Adding life to years. In C. Borg and R. Vella (eds.) Shooting society:
Documenting contemporary life (pp. 314-317). Malta: Midsea Books.
Formosa, M. (2011). Social exclusion and later life: A Maltese case-study. IDEAT Journal, 3:
(Jan-Apr): 18-23.
Formosa, M. and Rizzo, S. (2008). Malta: Collective bargaining and continuous vocational
training), European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line, available at
http://eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/comparative-information/nationalcontributions/malta/malta-collective-bargaining-and-continuous-vocational-training
Formosa, M. (2008). Working time in the European Union: Malta, European Industrial
Relations Observatory On-line, available at
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0803046s/mt0803049q.htm
Formosa, M. (2008). Telework in Malta, European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line,
available at http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2007/12/articles/mt0712019i.htm
Formosa, M. (2000). Exposing Ageism. BOLD, 11 (2): 15-23
Book reviews (8)
Formosa, M. (2015). Book review of Baars, J., Dohmen, J., Grenier, A. and Phillipson, C.
(eds.) (2013). Ageing, meaning and social structure: Connecting critical and
humanistic gerontology. Bristol: Policy Press. In Ageing and Society, 35 (1): 224-226.
Formosa, M. (2014). Book review of Ervik, R. and Skogedal Lindén, T. (eds) (2013). The
making of ageing policy: Theory and practice in Europe. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
In International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 9 (1): 97-100.
Formosa, M. (2012). Book review of Ceci, C., Bjornsdottir, K. and Purkis, M.E. (eds.)
(2011). Perspectives on care at home for older people. New York: Routledge. In
International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 7 (2): vii-x.
Formosa, M. (2009). Book review of Loretto, W., Vickerstaff, S. and White P. (eds.) (2007)
The future for older workers: New perspectives. Bristol: Policy Press. In Journal of
Social Policy, 38 (1): 185-6.
Formosa, M. (2008). Book review of Mayo, P. (2007). Adult education in Malta. Germany:
DVV International. In Mediterranean Journal of Education Studies, 13 (2): 159-160.
Formosa, M. (2005). Book review of Caruana, P. and Mayo, P. (2003). Perspectives on
lifelong learning in the Mediterranean, Proceedings of the conference ‘Lifelong
Learning in the Mediterranean’, Sliema, Malta, 13-16 September 2003. In
Mediterranean Journal of Education Studies, 10 (1): 113-114.
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Formosa, M. (2004). Book review of Antonnen, A., Baldock, J. and Spila, J. (2003) The
young, the old and the state: Social care systems in five industrial nations. Cheltenham:
Edward Elgar. In Ageing and Society, 24 (6): 977-978.
Formosa, M. (1998). Book review of Schembri, A.M. and Aguis, G.J. (1997) (eds.) Education
and the elderly, Malta: University of Malta Press. In Mediterranean Journal of
Educational Studies, 3 (1): 159-62.
Forthcoming
Formosa, M. (forthcoming). Book review of S. Harper and K. Hamblim (eds.) (2014).
International handbook on Ageing and Public Policy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Publications in Conference Proceedings (1)
Formosa, M. (2011). Rethinking empowerment: Postmodern appraisals of critical educational
gerontology. In Elderly, Education, and Intergenerational Relationships, European
Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults, Braga, Portugal, p. 84-97.
Translation of my works in foreign languages (1)
Formosa, M. (2011). Pierre Bourdieu elméletének értelmezése a máltai Harmadik Kor
Egyetemén [A Bourdieusian interpretation of the University of the Third Age].
Gerontoedukáció [Gerontology Education], 2 : 49-59.
[http://www.zskf.hu/uploaded_bookshelf/5b5251c256e0e276.pdf]
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MEMBERSHIPS IN EDITORIAL BOARDS OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Educational Gerontology (since 2014)
Malta Review of Educational Research (since 2014)
Andragogic Perspectives (since 2014)
Research on Ageing and Social Policy (since 2012)
International Journal on Education and Ageing (since 2012)
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PEER REVIEW
I have acted as a peer reviewer for a number of articles/books for the following journals
Ageing & Society, Anthropology & Aging Quarterly, Educational Gerontology, International
Journal of Education and Ageing, BOLD, Canadian Journal of Higher Education, World
Leisure Journal - and publishing house Palgrave Macmillan.
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MEMBERSHIPS ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONS
International Association for Education and Ageing (since 2012)
Maltese Association of gerontology and Geriatrics (1999 - 2008)
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
International Association of Education and Ageing (AEA)
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
British Society of Gerontology (BSG)
European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA)
European Network on Learning and Education of Older Adults (ELOA)
International Sociological Association (ISA)
Maltese Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (MAGG) (1999 - 2008)
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2015
Member, Scientific Committee, Fifth Conference of the Network on
Education and Learning of Older Adults, Jonköping, Sweden.
2014
Member, Scientific Committee, Fourth Conference of the Network on
Education and Learning of Older Adults, Malta.
2012
Member, Scientific Committee, Third Conference of the Network on
Education and Learning of Older Adults, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2012
Policy Advisor, elearning in later life, Malta Communications Authority
2010 - 2011
Researcher, Office of the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations &
Parliamentary Secretariat for the Elderly and Community Care
2007
Researcher, European Anti-Poverty Network Malta
2007
Researcher on older adult learning, Dublin City University
2006 - 2009
Researcher, Centre of Labour Studies, University of Malta
2005 - 2009
Member, Scientific Committee, 19th International Congress of the
Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, France
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PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN UNION FUNDED PROJECTS
2015 - ongoing
Tempus Funds: Centre for the Third Age Education (since 2015)
2012 - 2014
Grundtvig Funds: Older men as active learners in the community
2004 - 2006
European Union Contract QLK6-CT-2002-02647: Services for
supporting family carers of elderly people in Europe
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RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
External grants (personal)
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to present a paper, 20th Congress
of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, South Korea - $500
GRUNDTVIG. Research project titled Older men as active learners in the community in
collaboration with University of Ljubljana, University of Algarve, and University of
Tallinn - €16,500 (2012-2014).
University of the Balearic Islands, to participate and present a paper in the Symposium on
University Programmes for the Elderly, Majorca, Spain - €1,650 (2003).
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External grants (University of Malta)
Malta Communications Authority. Research project titled ‘Digital exclusion and older
adults’, €2,160 (2012)
GRUNDTVIG, to participate and present a paper in the international conference ‘Active
ageing and intergenerational learning’, University of Ulm, Germany - €1,225 (2012)
GRUNDTVIG. Participation in the international conference ‘Manager for virtual learning
projects in seniors’ education in Europe’, University of Ulm, Germany - €1,185 (2008).
Internal research grants
Scholarship to read for a Doctorate at the University of Bristol.
Awards
Ġieħ Had-Dingli 2010. From the Dingli Local Council in recognition of the coordination
of the research study titled ‘Sustainable Development: Dingli 2020’.
Internal research grants pending
Research fund application ‘The invisible generation: Older gay men and lesbians in
Malta’, University of Malta - €4,542
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CHAIRING OF SYMPOSIA
2015
April. Assistive technologies for assistive living: A national seminar. Parliamentary
Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Malta.
2014
March. National Dementia Strategy. Public consultation seminar. Parliamentary
Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Malta.
2013
October. Dementia-friendly communities. Living well in a dementia-friendly society.
23rd Annual Conference of Alzheimer Europe, St. Julians, Malta.
2012
February. Active ageing: A national seminar, Labour Party (Malta) General
Conference, Malta.
2011 March. Dementia: A national seminar. Democratic Initiative for Education, Arts, and
Vocationalism [IDEAT], Malta.
2009 July. Theorising social class in later life: Power, identity, lifestyle. 19th Congress of
the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, France.
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INVITED KEYNOTE PAPERS
2015
April. Responding to the active ageing index: Innovations in active ageing policies in
Malta. European Commission’s International Seminar Building an evidence
based for active ageing index and its potential. Brussels, Belgium.
March. Third age education in Malta: Current trends and future visions. Tempus’
International conference in Third Age Education. St. Petersburg, Russia.
April. The International Institute on Ageing: Future goals. VII Congress on
Gerontology and Geriatrics (Latin American & Caribbean), Belem, Brazil.
April. Policy of care of the elderly in the world and Latin America. VII Congress on
Gerontology and Geriatrics (Latin American & Caribbean), Belem, Brazil.
April. The background context and its challenges. The role of unions in promoting
active ageing through collective bargaining, National Trade Unions Forum, Malta.
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2014
November. Four decades of the University of the Third Age. National Conference on
ageing 2014: Bridging research, policy and practice. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
October. The politics of older adult education. Innovations in older adult learning:
Theory, research, policy. European Network on Education and Learning of Older
Adults, Malta.
September. National strategic policy for active ageing (Malta). Ageing policy: A
national seminar for Mayors, Malta.
July. The participation of older Maltese persons in the voluntary sector. The
participation of older Maltese persons in the voluntary sector, Malta.
May. Older men leaning: Theoretical and empirical issues. Older men learning
in the community: Cases from Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
April. The politics of older adult education. Popular Education Network Conference
2014, Malta.
2013 December. Malta: From ‘elderly care’ to ‘positive ageing’: The National Strategic
Policy for Active Ageing: Malta 2014-2020. Meeting of national experts for
Healthy and Active Ageing on Implementing policies for healthy ageing in the
WHO European Region, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
November. Active participation in the labour market. Launch of the National
Strategic Policy for Active Ageing: Malta 2014-2020, Malta.
November. Older adult education: International perspectives. Learning and ageing:
Epistemological elements of adult education in later life. An expert-group meeting
on older adult education organised by the University of Mulhouse, France.
November. Il-klassi socjali f’Malta: Tezisti? Taht liema forma? U jaghmel sens
nitkellmu fuqha? [Social class in Malta. Does it exist? What formation? Does it
make sense to talk about it?]. Symposium organised by the Centre for Labour
Studies, University of Malta, Malta.
October. Digital exclusion in later life: A Maltese case-study. Expert group meeting
on E-Ageing, Malta Communication Authority, Malta.
October. National survey results. National seminar: Sustainable mobility and
Tourism, Malta.
October. Learning, health and well-being in later life: Policies and practices.
Learning opportunities for older adults: Forms, providers and policies. European
Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults, Vilnius, Lithuania.
September. Learning and health in later life: Bridging research and policy,
Celebrating Informal Learning and Well-Being in Later Life, United Kingdom.
June. Third age learning in Europe. 20th Congress of the International Association
of Gerontology and Geriatrics, South Korea.
June. Age-friendly societies. Launch of Foundation: Active Ageing Malta, Malta.
June. Employment. National Commission on Active Ageing (Malta) Public
Consultation Seminar, Malta.
2012
November. Mastering ICT in the third age. Ageing in the Digital Age: Opportunities
and challenges of an ageing population. Malta Communications Authority, Malta.
November. Population ageing, lifelong learning, and Universities: Past, present,
future? Border-crossing as a viable choice: Collaboration, dialogue, and access to
higher education, European Association for University lifelong Learning, Malta.
November. Active ageing: Abiding by trends. Seminar on Active Ageing, European
Union Programmes Agency, Malta.
October. National survey results. National seminar: Sustainable mobility and
tourism. Malta.
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October. Creativity in later life: Possibilities for empowerment in older adult
learning. Creativity, lifelong learning and the ageing population, The Nordic
Centre of Heritage Learning, Ostersund, Sweden.
September. European Union policy on older adult learning: A review of issues and
future options. Intergenerational solidarity and older adults education in the
community, European Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults,
Ljubljana, Slovenia.
June. Older persons and social exclusion in Malta. A fair society, Seminar organised
by the Labour Party (Malta), Malta.
April. European Union policy on active ageing: Past, present, future. Active ageing
conference, European Seniors Organisation, Malta.
April. Older volunteerism in Malta. European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity
between Generations, Parliamentary Secretariat for the Elderly and Community
Care, Malta.
March. Missing voices in older adult learning: Outreaching to outsiders. New
dynamics of learning and ageing: Research, policy and practice, International
Association of Education and Ageing, Maynooth, Ireland.
January. The experience of ageing in Malta and the Southern Mediterranean.
Homogenous and Heterogeneous in the Mediterranean World, University of Malta,
Malta.
2011
November. Older persons and green volunteering: The missing link to sustainable
futures? Green Jobs from a Small State Perspective, Alternattiva Demokratika Malta’s Green Party, Malta.
September. Roman Catholic faith in Maltese society. Diocesan Assembly, Malta
February. Social policy and intergenerational solidarity. Intergenerational Solidarity:
A National Seminar, Labour Party (Malta) General Conference, Malta.
2010 December. Social exclusion in later life: A Maltese Case-Study. A National
Conference on Poverty and Social Exclusion, Democratic Initiative for Education,
Arts, and Vocationalism [IDEAT], Malta.
February. Older persons in Malta: Challenges for social policy. Older Persons
Deserve Better, Labour Party (Malta) General Conference, Malta.
2003 June. Older persons and social exclusion. Social Inclusion Expert Seminar in
Preparation of the Joint Inclusion Memoranda, Ministry of Social Policy, Malta.
May. The current status and future prospects of university programmes for seniors in
Europe. Symposium on University Programmes for the Elderly, University of the
Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain.
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CONFERENCE PAPERS
2015
April. Older men and lifelong learning: Principles of good practice. Unlocking the
demographic dividend. The International Association of Gerontology and
Geriatrics European Region Congress 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
2013
June. Social class dynamics in later life: A Maltese case study. 20th Congress of the
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Seoul, South Korea.
April. Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle. British Sociological
Association Annual Conference (with Ian Rees Jones, Martin Hyde, and Paul
Higgs), London, United Kingdom.
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2012
September. Active Ageing: The challenge for providers. European Association of
Homes and Services for the Ageing, Malta.
July. European Union policy on late-life learning. Active Ageing and
Intergenerational Dialogue, Centre for General Scientific Continuing Education
(ZAWiW) of Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
2011
October. Rethinking empowerment: A postmodern appraisal of critical educational
gerontology. Elderly, Education, and Intergenerational Relationships, European
Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults, Braga, Portugal.
November. Lifelong learning: From rhetoric to practice. University of Toronto Public
Seminar, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
October. The politics of older adult education. Ontario Institute for the Studies of
Education Public Lecture, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
July. Gerontologising class, classing older persons. 19th Congress of the
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France.
February. Ageing males buying sex: A Maltese case-study. The Aging Male
Conference 2006, Association of the Ageing Male, Salzburg, Austria.
June. Class structuring and action in later life. 18th Congress of the International
Association of Gerontology Geriatrics, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
September. Older persons and social class. Inter-Congress International Sociological
Association Conference on Ageing Societies, International Sociological
Association, York, United Kingdom.
July. Feminist educational gerontology: What possibilities? 5th European Congress
of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Barcelona, Spain.
July. Class dynamics in later life: A life course approach. 15th International
Sociological Association’s World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane, Australia.
July. The role of older adult education in class dynamics in old age. 17th Congress
of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vancouver,
Canada.
2009
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
April. Good practice in older adult education. Older Persons in the Maltese Islands
with special reference to Gozo, Ministry of Gozo, Malta.
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DISCUSSANT
2011
November. Challenges of population ageing. Europe 2020: A strategy for intelligent,
sustainable, and inclusive growth, European Union’s platform against poverty and
social exclusion, Malta-Eu Steering and Action Committee, Malta.
October. Lifecourse perspectives on learning, trajectories and well-being: An
overview of some initial findings. Elderly, Education, and Intergenerational
Relationships, European Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults,
Braga, Portugal.
October. Older adults and public education and training policies. Elderly, Education,
and Intergenerational Relationships, European Network on Education and
Learning of Older Adults, Braga, Portugal.
1996 December. Workshop rapporteur, Eliminating poverty in old age, International
Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), Malta.
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BROWN BAG SEMINARS
2015 March. Population ageing in Malta: Present trends and future issues. Faculty for
Social Wellbeing Brown Bag Seminars.
2012 October. Lifelong learning in later life. Faculty for Health Sciences Brown Bag
Seminars.
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