Higher Education and Older People: Some Theoretical Considerations, Part I.

Covey, Herbert C.

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ERIC Number: EJ282480

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Publication Date: 1983

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Higher Education and Older People: Some Theoretical Considerations, Part I.

Covey, Herbert C.

Educational Gerontology, v9 n1 p1-13 Jan-Feb 1983

Warns that the transition of older people into higher education will not be easy. Society has fixed conceptualizations of older people as learners. Argues that institutions of higher education are beginning to be more responsive to older people, and gerontological theory might prove useful in guiding action. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Bias, Declining Enrollment, Educational Environment, Enrollment Trends, Gerontology, Higher Education, Older Adults, State of the Art Reviews, Student College Relationship

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Language: English

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