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| Securing learning in later life | | Author(s) | Jim Soulsby |
| Journal title | Generations Review, vol 16, no 3/4, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 4-6 |
| Source | (Editorial e-mail address) gr@ageing.ox.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Social policy ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | The Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) report, "A sure start in later life: ending inequalities for older people" (2006) and the Department for Work and Pensions' "Opportunity age: meeting the challenges of ageing in the 21st century" (DWP, 2005) both acknowledged the health and social benefits of later life learning. In contrast, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), appears unwilling to include older people in its aim to enhance the country's skills. The International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 8th Global Conference in May 2006 provided an opportunity for a symposium on Securing learning in later life drawing on practice in several European countries. The author comments on this, but focusing on the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) and its work with older learners: Older & Bolder, Adult Learners' Week and Senior Learner of the Year, which show how access to education in adulthood can change lives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060915202 A |
| Classmark | GP: TM2: 6M |
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