Education for elders in the U.S. Opportunities and challenges in the context of the demographic change.

Autor/in	Doetinchem de Rande, Sandra von
Titel	Education for elders in the U.S. Opportunities and challenges in the context of the demographic change.
Quelle	In: Report : Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, (2012) 4, S. 35-54 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0177-4166
DOI	10.3278/REP1204W035
URN	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53202-4
Schlagwörter	Demografie; Erwachsenenbildung; Forschungsbericht; Zukunft; Alter Mensch
Abstract	In the next decades a societal change, caused by a continuous demographic shift, is imminent for the USA. Compared to Germany, where the birth rate is likely to stagnate at a low level, the effect of immigration into the United States is more pronounced. Here not only the proportion of elderly in the total population will increase, but also the total population itself. These developments will bring great social and political challenges that call for appropriate action. Looking at the increasing number of mature adults it is especially important to keep in mind that the remaining time after retirement is not only the rest of the life, but rather an important and distinctive life stage which can last easily 20 to 30 years.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung - Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen, Bonn
Update	2013/2