Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Ageing, older adults, and later life -- From ‘adult education’ to ‘lifelong learning’ -- Lifelong learning and the emergence of the learning society -- History and development -- Psychology of older adult learning -- Understanding older adult learners and education: sociological perspectives -- Rationales for older adult learning -- Geragogy -- Participation for and barriers to learning -- Formal and third age learning -- Learning in non-formal and informal contexts -- Learning and health in later life -- Intergenerational learning -- Concluding comments -- References -- Name & subject index.

This book is an essential handbook for a wide range of people who work alongside older adults in varied contexts. It brings together both orthodox approaches to educational gerontology and fresh perspectives on important emerging issues faced by seniors around the globe. Issues discussed include the social construction of ageing, the importance of lifelong learning policy and practice, participation in later life learning, education of marginalised groups within older communities, inter-generational learning, volunteering and ‘active ageing’, the political economy of older adulthood, learning for better health and well-being, and the place of seniors in a learning society.

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