Lessons from the Open University: Third-Age Learning.

Johnson, Malcolm L.

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ERIC Number: EJ507778

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Publication Date: 1995

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Lessons from the Open University: Third-Age Learning.

Johnson, Malcolm L.

Educational Gerontology, v21 n5 p415-27 Jul-Aug 1995

Research on older adults at the United Kingdom's Open University over 25 years showed that the proportion of undergraduates over 50 is 14%, over 60 is 5%; that their course choices, motivation, and study preferences differ from those of younger students; and that their achievement compares favorably with that of younger students. (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Cohort Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Older Adults, Stereotypes

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Language: English

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