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Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills consultation: Help learners have their say on informal adult learning — [Age Concern's response]
Author(s)	Andrea Baron
Corporate Author	Policy Unit, Age Concern England - ACE
Publisher	Age Concern England, London, June 2008
Pages	10 pp (Policy response - ref: 1508)
Source	Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. Download document at http://www.ageconcern.org.uk
Keywords	Adult Education ; Social policy ; Age Concern ; Comments or Evidence submitted ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) consultation document 'Informal adult learning - shaping the way ahead' sought views to help shape a new vision for informal adult learning in the 21st century. Age Concern England (ACE) ran four workshops with 46 older learners (83% female, 71% aged 70+, and 74% white). The workshops were conducted in south-east England, the West of England, and the Midlands. This policy response presents findings and comments from participants on forms of involvement in informal adult learning; the benefits and motivations, and access and barriers to learning; whether public funding should be available; and the future of learning in general and for individual participants. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080709005 P
Classmark	GP: TM2: PT: 6PM: 3F *
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