As a result of extended lifespans, decreasing birth rates, and the aging of the baby boomers, one of the fastest-growing segments of the North American population is the older adult (55 years of age and older) which comprises a population of increasingly well-educated, affluent, and active individuals. This book addresses the ways in which higher education institutions are responding to the educational needs of this growing population. The focus of this book is on an emerging instructional mode: member-based Learning-in-Retirement (LIR) academies and institutions--a new organizational form that is significantly impacting on higher education institutions.
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RICHARD B. FISCHER is Associate Provost and Director of Continuing Education, University of Delaware.
MARK L. BLAZEY is Dean, Training and Professional Development, Rochester Institute of Technology
HENRY LIPMAN is Professor Emeritus, The New School.
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Until the past decade or so, the question of the continuing education of older adultsadults of retirement agewas more an issue for academic discussion than for educational practice. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Until the past decade or so, the question of the continuing education of older adultsadults of retirement agewas more an issue for academic discussion than for educational practice. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other continuing education programs, elder learners, older adult education, coasting home, intergenerational learning, creative retirement, older learners, paid faculty Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, University of Delaware, Academy of Lifelong Learning, The Plato Society, Eckerd College, New York, Academy of Senior Professionals, Brooklyn College, American University, Temple University, Kingsborough Community College, Bureau of the Census, Jeremy Rusk, New Bedford, Pima County Community College, Senior Education Program, The Academy, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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