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| Ageing, community adult education and training | | Author(s) | Helen Bowman, Tom Burden |
| Journal title | Education and Ageing, vol 17, nos 2/3, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 147-168 |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Social policy ; Attitude ; Interviewing ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Older people's experiences and perceptions in relation to community education are examined, and the extent to which current policies are appropriate to, and applicable to older people. The research is based on a series of in-depth interviews carried out in an area of social deprivation in a large northern city. Respondents were asked for their reactions to statements taken from government policy documents describing the government's view of the role of adult education. It was found that current policies are not consonant with respondents' perceptions. A range of considerations which are not incorporated in current policies play a major role in respondents' attitudes towards education. The emphasis on vocational relevance, the government's conception of lifelong learning, and the stress of individual responsibility can all be viewed as out of tune with respondents' needs and perceptions. These respondents did not put very much emphasis on employment relevance: their conception of lifelong learning was very different to that used by the government. Rather, they tended to be motivated by intrinsic interest in the subject matter of their studies as their reason for educational participation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031119202 A |
| Classmark | GP: TM2: DP: 3DL: 3F |
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