John Field is a Professor in the School of Education, University of Stirling, and Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London. He has also worked at the University of Warwick and University of Ulster. His research focuses primarily on learning through the adult life course. His books include Lifelong Learning and the New Educational Order (2006), Social Capital (2008), and most recently Working Men′s Bodies: Work Camps in Britain, 1880-1939 (2013). Ronald J. Burke is Professor Emeritus of Organization Studies at Schulich School of Business, York University. Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He is a founding President of the British Academy of Management, Immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), former President of RELATE and President of the Institute of Welfare.  He was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, former Editor of the scholarly journal Stress and Health and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Management, now in its’ 3rd Edition. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, ILO, and EU in the field of occupational health and wellbeing, was Chair of the Global Agenda Council on Chronic Disease of the World Economic Forum (2009-2010) (then served for 5 years on the Global Agenda Council for mental health of the WEF) and was Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences 2009-2015. He was Chair of the Sunningdale Institute in the Cabinet Office and National School of Government 2005-2010. Professor Cooper is currently the Chair of the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work (comprised of 40 global companies eg BP, Microsoft, NHS Executive, UK government (wellbeing lead) , Rolls Royce, John Lewis Partnership, etc.). Professor Cooper is the author/editor of over 250 books in the field of occupational health psychology, workplace wellbeing, women at work, and occupational stress.  He was awarded the CBE by the Queen for his contributions to occupational health; and in 2014 he was awarded a Knighthood for his contribution to the social sciences.

′The world is aging rapidly as declining birth rates, improved healthcare and greater longevity affect all the developed countries, and increasingly those in the global South. Yet as ′Aging, work and society′ makes clear, governments, businesses and communities have done little to date to address the major implications that flow from pressure on healthcare systems, narrowing dependency ratios - with fewer working age adults needing to support ever growing older people- or the balance to be struck between keeping older people at work for longer without denying younger people opportunities for enhancement. In an impressive overview of the issues to be addressed, drawing on a wide range of intellectual disciplines, this handbook will make a major contribution to filling an evidence gap, and will surely stimulate new research to address the questions it raises′ Alan Tuckett President of the International Council for Adult Education and Honorary Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen ′The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society is a leading authoritative resource on research and thinking about the aging workforce. This impressive handbook brings together a collection of leading scholars who provide a thorough and global treatment of all aspects of aging connected to work. The chapters not only provide comprehensive summaries of the research literature, but deal with policy implications as well. This book is a vital reference for policy makers and researchers alike′ - Paul SpectorDistinguished University Professor of I/O Psychology, University of South Florida

• The Aging Workforce: Individual, Organizational and Societal Opportunities and Challenges - Ronald Burke, Cary L. Cooper and John FieldPART ONE: KEY ISSUES AND CHALLENGESWorld Population in Historical Perspective - Tommy Bengtsson and Kirk ScottResearch on Age Diversity in the Workforce - Current Trends and Future Research Directions - Florian Kunze and Stephan BoehmProlonging working life in an aging world: A crossnational perspective on labor market and welfare policies toward active aging - Anne-Marie GuillemardMigration and workforce aging - John FieldPART TWO: THE AGING WORKFORCEWork Performance and the Older Worker - Margaret E. Beier and Ruth KanferAge and Work Motives - Cort W. Rudolph, Boris B. Baltes and Keith L. ZabelNew Patterns of Late-Career Employment - Kerr Inkson, Margaret Richardson and Carla HoukamauCare Work and New Technologies of Care for Older People Living at Home - Celia Roberts, Maggie Mort and Christine MilliganAgeing, work and the demographic dividend in South Asia - Penny Vera-SansoAge and Generational Differences in Work Psychology: Facts, Fictions, and Meaningful Work - Paul FairliePART THREE: MANAGING AN AGING WORKFORCEComparative Age Management: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Implications - Stephan Boehm, Heike Schröder, and Florian KunzeDemographic Challenges for Human Resource Management: Implications from Management and Psychological Theories - Birgit Verworn, Christiane Hipp and Doreen Age stereotypes in the workplace: multidimensionality, cross-cultural applications, and directions for future research - Richard A. Posthuma and Laura GuerreroOlder Workers, Occupational Stress and Safety - Gary A. Adams, Sarah DeArmond, Steve M. Jex and Jennica R. WebsterTraining Older Workers: A Review - Yu-Shan HsuOlder Workers in the Professions: Learning Challenges and Strategies - Tara FenwickQuality of work, wellbeing, and retirement - Johannes Siegrist and Morten Wahrendorf PART FOUR: LIVING IN AN AGING SOCIETYWorking Caregivers in the ′Sandwiched Generation′ - Margaret B. Neal, Leslie B. Hammer, Ayala Malach Pines, Todd E. Bodner, and Melissa L. CannonThe social connections of older Europeans - Martin Kohli and Harald K nemundEngaging elders in community and society - Stina JohanssonLearning in later life - Franz Kolland and Anna WankaThe role of social networking games in maintaining intergenerational communications for older adults - Yunan Chen, Jing Wen and Bo XieMaking a case for the existence of generational stereotypes: a literature review and exploratory study - Elissa L. Perry, Apivat Hanvongse and Danut A. CasoinicPART FIVE: DEVELOPING PUBLIC POLICYReconstructing work and retirement: Labour market trends and policy issues - Chris PhillipsonPolicies for older adult learning: the case of the European Union - Marvin FormosaOptimizing the Long Future of Aging: Beyond Involvement to Engagement - Jacquelyn Boone James, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Jennifer Kane Coplon, and Betty Eckhaus CohenThe measurement of multiple dimensions of subjective well-being in later life - Bram VanhoutteLegal aspects of age discrimination - Malcolm Sargeant