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Autor/inn/en | Carlton, Shiela; Soulsby, Jim |
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Institution | National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England). |
Titel | Learning To Grow Older & Bolder: A Policy Paper on Learning in Later Life. |
Quelle | (1999), (112 Seiten) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
ISBN | 1-86201-050-1 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Access to Education; Adult Learning; Adult Programs; Adult Students; Aging (Individuals); Change Strategies; College Programs; Computer Uses in Education; Delivery Systems; Distance Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Change; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Opportunities; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Educational Trends; Enrollment Trends; Foreign Countries; Government School Relationship; Information Technology; Lifelong Learning; Mass Media; Needs Assessment; Nontraditional Students; Older Adults; Open Education; Participation; Policy Formation; Population Trends; Postsecondary Education; Public Policy; Student Characteristics; Technical Institutes; Trend Analysis; Universities; Volunteers; United Kingdom Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Aging; Altern; Lösungsstrategie; Studienprogramm; Computernutzung; Auslieferung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsreform; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Massenmedien; Bedarfsermittlung; Älterer Erwachsener; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Teilnahme; Politische Betätigung; Bevölkerungsprognose; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Technische Fakultät; Trendanalyse; University; Universität; Freiwilliger; Großbritannien |
Abstract | This paper discusses policy regarding learning in later life in the United Kingdom. The following are among the topics discussed in chapters 1-12: (1) the importance of lifelong learning; (2) the importance of learning to older people; (3) opportunities for lifelong learning in the United Kingdom; (4) the United Kingdom's aging population; (5) older learners' participation in learning; (6) provisions for older adults by local education authorities and in the further education, higher education, and voluntary sectors; (7) the role of information technology and broadcast media in lifelong learning; (8) the government's role in lifelong learning; and (9) lifelong learning and issues and barriers. The following are among the 63 policy recommendations listed in Chapter 13: (1) make increasing older adults' participation in education and training a policy priority; (2) ensure that local education authorities prepare lifelong learning development plans that take account of older people's unique learning needs; (3) promote distance learning as a primary means of access for older people; and (4) increase learning opportunities at work. Nineteen tables/figures and a list of abbreviations are included. Eleven tables/figures containing additional statistics, acknowledgments, and a list of advisory group members are appended. The bibliography contains 166 references. (MN) |
Anmerkungen | National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, 21 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE, United Kingdom, Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk (13.95 British pounds). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |