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NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE: DO EDUCATION PROGRAMMES MEET THE CHALLENGE?
Author(s) -
Marginson B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1991.tb00519.x
Subject(s) - popularity , older people , trace (psycholinguistics) , third age , sociology , public relations , political science , psychology , gerontology , medicine , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
It has been established that older people have the potential to continue to learn. Evidence that learning and intellectual stimulation is highly valued by older people is illustrated by the popularity of education programmes offered by the University of the Third Age (U3A). The paper will give an overview of educational opportunities presently extsting in Australia and trace the history of the development of U3A. Emphasis will be placed on issues which should be addressed if access to educational opportunities is to be improved.