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Ring, Chris; De Motte, Claire – Higher Education Review, 2016
Developed countries differ greatly in their policy response to population ageing. In the United Kingdom, little attention is given to its positive features, and the potential of lifelong learning to enhance the wellbeing of older populations is largely disregarded. Universities have increasingly neglected them, while expanding provision for much…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Lifelong Learning, Aging (Individuals), Higher Education
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Gilmore, Stan – European Journal of Education, 1980
Some considerations that educators must take into account when planning educational programs for older persons who are about to retire or who have retired are described. A number of programs currently offered in some European countries (including the Universities of the Third Age) are presented. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum, Education Work Relationship