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Baby Boomers Meet The Third Age
Author(s) -
Mason R.,
Randell S.
Publication year - 1994
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.1741-6612.1994.tb01088.x
Subject(s) - baby boomers , competition (biology) , government (linguistics) , accreditation , champion , curriculum , lifelong learning , instrumentalism , turnout , political science , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , politics , economics , labour economics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology , voting , law , biology
Recent trends in adult and community education (ACE) in Australia have implications for the University of the Third Age (U3A), even though the way the U3A operates isolates it from some of these external pressures. Issues include: funding constraints and government priorities, the change from empowerment to instrumentalism, with an emphasis on education for employment, accreditation and articulation, and an increasing perception of ACE as a market commodity. These developments challenge U3As to develop a curriculum of enrichment, more rigour in their programs and new education formats as they face increased competition from other adult education providers. In addition, U3As may well engage in some introspection as well as reflection about what might be the evolving needs of an increasingly better educated older generation.