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Older people's learning in 2012 — a survey
Author(s)	Stephen McNair
Corporate Author	NIACE - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Publisher	NIACE, Leicester, 2013
Pages	51 pp
Source	NIACE, 21 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE. Website: www.niace.org.uk
Keywords	Adult Education ; Social surveys.
Annotation	This report is based on a survey of 4601 people aged 50+ in Great Britain, which was carried out in Spring 2012. It finds that around one older person in five reported some form of learning in the previous three years. Among significant developments in learning are the role of computing and online learning, also the importance of learning for work-related reasons. Older people's motivations for learning now and in the future are examined. The survey found that more than half of all older people say that nothing would make learning more attractive to them. Indeed, most non-learners do not know where to go for advice about learning. The study suggests that the benefits both to individual and society from older people's learning are substantial; and some priorities for policy are suggested accordingly. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130315002 B
Classmark	GP: 3F
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