- 130 pages
- English
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About this book
This title was first published in 2000: This collection of papers examines the development of education for older adults against the background of an ageing population and the challenge of lengthening life expectancy. It brings together contributions from the UK and Canada. The book analyzes the current situation, reviews trends and perspectives and discusses educational gerontology and its relationship to older adults in the approach to the 21st century. There is a call for recognition of the status of older people in education on the basis of social justice, using the notions of equal opportunity, access to democratic participation, respect for persons and the status of equal citizenship. There is also recognition of the need to empower older adults by facilitating a sense of autonomy and self-determination. Educational gerontology is examined in the context of critical theory and social gerontology, raising a number of questions necessary to the understanding of critical educational gerontology. The book seeks to promote a positive attitude to ageing and concludes by drawing out implications for the future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 The education for older adults ‘movement’: an overview
- 2 Some critical implications
- 3 Critical and educational gerontology: relationships and future developments
- 4 Changing attitudes to ageing
- 5 Education for older people: the moral dimension
- 6 Critical educational gerontology and the imperative to empower
- 7 Educational and social gerontology: necessary relationships
- 8 The debate continues: integrating educational gerontology with lifelong learning
- 9 Teaching and learning in later life: considerations for the future
- References
- Index