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Publications on Older Learners
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NIACE Publications
Learning to Grow Older & Bolder,
Carlton.S, Soulsby. J, 1999, 1862010501 £16.95
Policy discussion paper based on NIACE's Older & Bolder programme of work, to
raise awareness of the factors limiting access to learning opportunities for
older people over 50.
4th Age Learning Report, Soulsby. J, 2000, 1841852821, FREE
Report on the learning needs and aspirations of 4th age adults and the extent to
which these are being met
4th Age Learning Report - Summary, Soulsby. J, 2000, FREE,
Summary of above report
Days out, Days in - Learning opportunities for older people at home and in
day care settings, DfES, NIACE, 2001 ,FREE
A collection of ideas on how education providers, activity organisers and care
workers can introduce and sustain stimulating learning opportunities for older
people in day care provision or who are housebound.
Old Money, Carlton. S,
Soulsby. J, Whitelegg. D, 2002, 1862011656, £9.95
Policy discussion paper on the need for better financial knowledge understanding
and skills, especially for older people.
Older People Learning - Myths
and Realities, Withnall. A, McGiveney, Soulsby J, 2004, 9781862011915,
£14.95
Practical handbook for all those who teach or develop learning programmes for
older people
Mapping Learning Opportunities for Older People, Malin. E, Soulsby. J, 2004,
Guidelines and a toolkit for mapping learning opportunities for older people.
Welsh version.
Carry on Learning … for as long as you want!, Gladdish. L, 2005, FREE
General Older & Bolder Leaflet
Mapping Learning Opportunities for Older People - ENGLAND, Gladdish. L, Malin.
E, Soulsby. J, 2005, FREE
Guidelines and a toolkit for mapping learning opportunities for older people.
English version
Learning in Later Life - a public spending challenge, NIACE, ACE, CROW, 2006,
9781862013155, £9.95
An analysis of the key evidence to inform the Government's Comprehensive
Spending Review
Adult Education in Care Settings, Dutton. Y, Gladdish. L, Soulsby. J, 2006,
FREE
A report for those involved in the care of older people, including residential
care managers, adult education providers, the voluntary sector, those developing
education programmes, inspection agencies and health and social care providers
Learning, Older People and Employment, Gladdish. L, 2006, FREE
Case studies of older people in employment
Older & Bolder Newsletter, Gladdish. L, 3 times
a year, FREE
Newsletter
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CROW Publications
Changing Work in Later life: Setting an Agenda McNair. S, Humphreys. C, Woodfield. S, Owen. L 2003 A preliminary report on job change in Britain
Changing Work in Later Life: A Study of Job Transitions McNair. S,
Flynn. M, Owen. L, Humphreys. C, Woodfield. S ,2004, FREE
The first report from CROW. Analyses the fndings of a national survey carried
out in Spring 2003, to investigate the nature of job change in the labour
market, particularly as it affects people over the age of 50.
Older Workers in the South East McNair. S, Flynn. M, Owen-Hussey. L,
2006
Summary of the findings of all CROW's work from 2003-6. It draws conclusions,
and makes recommendations about future development in the South East region.
Download the Older Workers
in the South East final report- [PDF file]
Managing an older workforce in … McNair. S, Flynn. M, 2006, FREE
A series of short reports on the management of the ageing workforce in each of 9
occupational sectors:
 | Transport and Logistics |
| Education |
| Construction |
| Hospitality |
| Business services |
| "Other Community" sector |
| Manufacturing |
| Retail |
| Health and Social Care |
The nine short reports can be downloaded free from the AgePositive website here
Age dimension of employment practices
The report of this study has been published in the DTI’s Employment Relations
Research Series (no. 42) as The Age Dimension of Employment practices: employer
case studies . The report looks at the age dimension of current HR policies and
practices of a range of UK employers.
The report can be downloaded here for free from the DTI website - [PDF file*]
National Omnibus survey
The report of this study has been as Changing Work in later life: a study of
job transition (McNair et al, 2004). The printed report is available from CROW
at a price of £12.00 (including UK postage), and a full text is available online
in PDF format.
Download the
Changing Work in later life report - [PDF file*]
Briefing Papers
CROW Briefing Papers summarise current research and policy on aspects of the older workforce to inform policymakers and other researchers.
1. Are older workers different? Flynn & McNair (April 2004) - [PDF file]
2. Why do people retire when they do? Flynn & McNair (July 2004) - [PDF file]
3. Job Transitions Flynn & McNair (November 2004) - [PDF file]
4. The new law on age discrimination: how prepared are employers? (published April 2004) - [PDF file]
5. Do Employers Need Older Workers? (October 2005) - [PDF file]
Forthcoming briefing papers
6. Sectoral diversity and the ageing workforce
7. Data sources on the older workforce
Papers
Owen, L & Flynn, M (2004) Changing Work; Mid-to-late life transitions in Employment Ageing International Vol 29 (4) pp333-350
“How different is the older labour market?: attitudes to work and retirement among older people in England”, in Social Policy & Society 2006 McNair,S. 2006
“The Age of Choice”, in Demography and Older Learners, ed. Tuckett. NIACE 2005 McNair,S. 2005
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