Maturing Assets: Education and the Older Unemployed.

Autor/in	Parker, David
Institution	National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England).
Titel	Maturing Assets: Education and the Older Unemployed.
Quelle	(1989), (45 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Education; Counseling Services; Dislocated Workers; Early Retirement; Education Work Relationship; Educational Opportunities; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Marketing; Older Adults; Planning; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; Staff Development; Student Recruitment; Unemployment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitsloser; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Großbritannien
Abstract	The aging of the population of the United Kingdom has occurred at the same time as the greatest increase in unemployment since the 1930s. The older unemployed are likely to have longer periods without work than younger people. For many, loss of a job has meant enforced early retirement and a lower than anticipated income in later life. The U.K. does not have legislation similar to the prohibition of age discrimination in employment in the United States. The older unemployed are largely absent from education and training. Helping to meet the continuing education and training needs of adults offers colleges and others involved in adult education an important opportunity. There is a need to recognize the diversity of the older unemployed as well as questions of gender, race, and class. The institutions that seek to meet the educational needs of adults are diverse as well. People should be empowered to take part in and have control over their learning; the planning of education is, therefore, a two-way process. Five main objectives for education for the unemployed are employability, coping, context, leisure, and opportunity creation. Issues in planning educational programs include market research, recruitment, program content, program delivery, counseling and guidance for students, staff development, organizational policy issues, and evaluation. Case studies of City College and Sandown College in Liverpool and horticultural and business enterprise training in Northumberland are included, along with a 15-item bibliography. (CML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC