Authors: Alexandra Withnall, Keith Percy
ISBN-13: 9781857422580, ISBN-10: 1857422589
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Date Published: November 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The aims of this book are to review and analyse the burgeoning literature on older people's education, training and learning activity; to identify and document good practice through a review of selected British case studies drawn from a statutory, voluntary and commercial fields; and to evaluate both literature and the findings of the case studies, in order to offer a fresh perspective on good practice in this important area. The book is divided into four parts: philosophy and practice; participation and provision; case studies; and redefining good practice. This book will be of value to anyone interested in learning in later life - including learners themselves.
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Foreword | ||
Acknowledgements | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Pt. 1 | Philosophy and Practice | 7 |
1 | Why education and training for older adults? | 11 |
Pt. 2 | Participation and Provision | 27 |
2 | Aspects of participation | 33 |
3 | The provision of learning opportunities | 51 |
4 | Concepts of good practice | 73 |
Pt. 3 | Case Studies | 81 |
5 | B&Q | 87 |
6 | The Senior Studies Institute, University of Strathclyde | 97 |
7 | LinkAge | 107 |
8 | University of the Third Age, York | 115 |
9 | The Christian Council on Ageing | 123 |
10 | The Greater London Forum for the Elderly | 129 |
11 | Learning at Home | 137 |
Pt. 4 | Redefining Good Practice | 145 |
Conclusion | 147 | |
Bibliography | 169 |