Demography and Older Learners

Introduction

Alan Tuckett

1 Demographic challenges: family structures and ageing

Tom Schuller

	Outline
	The population ages; the lifecourse stays linear
	Trends and projections
	Blurred transitions: dependency and ambiguity
	Future challenges
	Concluding note
	Appendix : Gilly-Enis lifecycle groups
	Appendix : Status ambiguities
	References
	An ageing population: points for an educational response

2 The age of choice: a new agenda for learning and work

Stephen McNair

	The age of choice?
	Working and not working
	Pressures for change
	The policy response
	Aspirations to work
	What does this mean for education and training?
	Do older workers have different learning needs?
	Implications for policy and practice
	References

3 Fit for purposes: do policies and planning work for older learners?

Judith Summers

	Introduction.
	The case studies.
	Participation.
	The benefits of learning.
	Policies and planning.
	Rationales and provision.
	Learning and work.
	Other unmet needs.
	Partnerships.
	Good practice.
	Quality Issues.
	Funding.
	Fees.
	Challenges.
	Acknowledgements.

4 Older & Bolder: The NIACE campaign

Jim Soulsby

	Initial aims.
	Phase two - embedding.
	Phase three - influencing and informing.
	Developing issues and themes.
	Future challenges.
	Envoi.
	References.

5 Older Learners – a modest proposal

Alan Tuckett

	Purpose and context.
	Key partners.

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