Improving learning in later life / Alexandra Withnall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Withnall, A.

Series:

Improving Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Education.

Older people.

Continuing education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With life expectancy increasing, there is growing emphasis on encouraging older people to continue learning. This comes as part of a strategy to allow them to remain healthy, independent and vitally engaged in society for as long as possible. All the same, policymakers have barely begun to address the issues involved and the perspectives of these learners. This book presents insightful research that will help shift the focus of debate onto the learning experiences of older people themselves. It offers a critical overview of the development of theoretical and philosophical approaches to late

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Part I What is the issue?; Chapter 1 Lifelong learning: A new climate for older learners?; Chapter 2 Why learning in later life?; Part II What does the research tell us?; Chapter 3 What has influenced later life learners?; Chapter 4 How does later life learning happen?; Chapter 5 No limits to learning?; Chapter 6 New contexts, new learners?; Part III What are the overall implications?; Chapter 7 A better future for older learners?; Appendix: How the research was carried out; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-27820-2

1-282-23413-7

9786612234132

0-203-87253-3

9780203872536

OCLC:

459785034