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Education for older adults in Tanzania
— trends, issues and concerns | | Author(s) | Mpoki J Mwaikokesya, Philemon A K Mushi |
| Journal title | International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries, vol 2, no 1, 2017 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), 2017 |
| Pages | pp 19-27 |
| Source | https://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Education ; Policy ; Tanzania. |
| Annotation | Globally, education for older adults has become one of the key issues in educational policy debates in recent years, due to the need to meet the lifelong learning imperatives. Given this trend, many countries have made conscious efforts to create educational opportunities for older adults that would ensure that their learning needs are met so that they are fully engaged in community as active citizen, even at retirement age and beyond. However, the challenges in meeting older adults' educational and learning goals seem to be extremely acute for developing nations like Tanzania, than it is the case for the developed nations. Reluctance in supporting education for older adults in some countries has sometimes been associated with the fact that in most cases, the rationale for provision of education and training has always been based on the demands in the labour market, in which the majority of educational and training programmes for older adults do not fit. This article traces the trends, issues and concerns in the provision of education for older adults in Tanzania. It assesses both the needs for such education, and the institutional responses that are in place to ensure the effective provision of education and learning opportunities for older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525212 A |
| Classmark | GP: V: QAD: 7LK |
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