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Ariail, Donald L. – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2017
Georgia's Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program (SCTWP) became law in 1976. This program allows senior citizens age 62 and older to attend University System of Georgia (USG) institutions tuition free. With the ultimate aim of improving the current program, the purpose of the proposed evaluation of the SCTWP is to determine the ongoing…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Tuition, Program Implementation, Intergenerational Programs
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Cummins, Phyllis; Kunkel, Suzanne – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2015
Continuous learning over the life course is necessary to successfully compete in a knowledge-based global economy. Workers are increasingly encouraged to remain in the labor force at older ages, which for many will require skills upgrading. While a wide range of individual and community factors play a role in whether older workers receive skills…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Global Approach, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Figgis, Jane – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Encouraging older workers to stay in the workforce has become a policy priority, not least because the life expectancy of Australians has increased dramatically over the past several decades, effectively inserting a new stage in life, often called the "third age." This report explores the possibility of using that third age to embark on…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Careers, Adult Vocational Education, Public Policy