Engagement of Older Adults in Higher Education: International Perspectives from New Zealand and Scotland

Autor/in	Findsen, Brian
Titel	Engagement of Older Adults in Higher Education: International Perspectives from New Zealand and Scotland
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2012), S.13-26 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Gerontology; Older Adults; Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; Access to Education; Participation; Case Studies; Educational Policy; Student Recruitment; Academic Persistence; Comparative Education; Comparative Analysis; Ethnicity; Research Projects; Social Integration; Politics of Education; New Zealand; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Geragogics; Geragogik; Älterer Erwachsener; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Teilnahme; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ethnizität; Forschungsvorhaben; Soziale Integration; Educational policy; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article explores the issue of older adults' access to and participation in higher education in two countries, Aotearoa New Zealand and Scotland. It discusses older adults' engagement with regard to patterns of participation and provision, using a critical educational gerontology approach. The two case studies, one in more theoretical terms, the other empirically-based, illustrate the complexities surrounding older people's engagement through the lens of a political economy. The paper argues for more proactive policies at both institutional and governmental levels to improve recruitment, retention and successful outcomes for older adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10