02954nam 2200625Ia 450 991077805080332120230725041204.01-135-27820-21-282-23413-797866122341320-203-87253-3(CKB)1000000000773683(EBL)446958(OCoLC)459785034(SSID)ssj0000177402(PQKBManifestationID)12020876(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177402(PQKBWorkID)10211716(PQKB)10468864(MiAaPQ)EBC446958(Au-PeEL)EBL446958(CaPaEBR)ebr10320389(CaONFJC)MIL223413(OCoLC)741344811(EXLCZ)99100000000077368320090219d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving learning in later life[electronic resource] /Alexandra WithnallNew York Routledge20101 online resource (170 p.)Improving LearningDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-46172-3 0-415-46171-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWith 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 lateImproving LearningOlder peopleEducationContinuing educationOlder peopleEducation.Continuing education.374Withnall A1503585MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778050803321Improving learning in later life3732085UNINA