Too late for the learning: lessons from older learners

References

• American Association for Retired Persons . 2000 . AARP Survey on Lifelong Learning
   Google Scholar
• Central Statistics Office . 2001 . Regional Population Projections, 2001–2031 , Dublin : Government Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Central Statistics Office . 2003 . Census 2002: principal demographic results , Dublin : Government Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Cervero , R. M. and Wilson , A. L. 2001 . Power in Practice, Adult Education and the Struggle for Knowledge and Power in Society , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
   Google Scholar
• Cross , K. P. 1981 . Adults as Learners , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
   Google Scholar
• Dench , S. and Regan , J. 2000 . Learning in Later Life: motivation and impact , Department for Education and Employment . Research Brief No. 183
   Google Scholar
• Department of Education and Science . 2000 . Learning for Life: White Paper on adult education , Dublin : Government Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Dickson , G. and Green , K. L. 2001 . The External Researcher in Participatory Action Research . Educational Action Research , 9 ( 2 ) : 243 – 260 .
   Google Scholar
• Elliott , G. 2000 . Images of Ageing: towards a contemporary theory of lifespan learning . Journal of Access and Credit Studies , 2 ( 2 ) : 204 – 219 .
   Google Scholar
• Elmore , R. 1999 . Education for Older People: the moral dimension . Education and Ageing , 14 ( 1 ) : 9 – 20 .
   Google Scholar
• Equality Authority . 2002 . Implementing Equality for Older People , Dublin : Equality Authority .
   Google Scholar
• James , K. 2001 . Prescribing Learning: a guide to good practice in learning and health , Leicester : National Institute of Adult Continuing Education .
   Google Scholar
• Jamieson , A. , Miller , A. and Stafford , J. 1998 . Education in a Life Course Perspective: continuities and discontinuities . Education and Ageing , 13 ( 3 ) : 213 – 228 .
   Google Scholar
• Jervis , P. 2001 . Learning in Later Life: an introduction for educators and carers , London : Kogan Page .
   Google Scholar
• Jones , S. 2000 . Older People in Higher Education: a personal perspective . Education and Ageing , 15 ( 3 ) : 340 – 351 .
   Google Scholar
• King , P. , O' Driscoll , S. and Holden , S. 2002 . Gender and Learning , Dublin : National Association of Adult Education (AONTAS) .
   Google Scholar
• Leane , M. , Duggan , H. and Chambers , P. 2002 . Feminist Research Practice: learning from older women . Education and Ageing , 17 ( 1 ) : 35 – 53 .
   Google Scholar
• Lynch , K. 1999 . Equality in Education , Dublin : Gill & MacMillan .
   Google Scholar
• Mackay , H. , Maples , W. and Reynolds , P. 2001 . Investigating the Information Society , London : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Mehrotra , C. M. 2003 . In Defence of Educational Programs for Older Adults . Educational Gerontology , 29 : 645 – 655 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGivney , V. 1999 . Excluded Men: men who are missing from education and training , Leicester : National Institute of Adult Continuing Education .
   Google Scholar
• Merriam , S. B. and Simpson , E. L. 2000 . A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of Adults , Malabar, FL: : Krieger .
   Google Scholar
• Paterson , L. 2001 . Education and Inequality in Britain . September 4 2001 . Paper prepared for the social policy session of the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science , Glasgow
   Google Scholar
• Randall , W. L. 2002 . Teaching Story: the pedagogical potential of narrative gerontology . Education and Ageing , 17 ( 1 ) : 55 – 72 .
   Google Scholar
• Rawls , J. 1971 . A Theory of Justice , New York : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Rogers , A. 1996 . Adults Learning , 2nd edn , Philadelphia : Open University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Scala , M. A. 1996 . Going Back to School: participation motives and experiences of older adults in an undergraduate classroom . Educational Gerontology , 22 ( 8 ) : 747 – 773 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Swindell , R. 2000 . A U3A without Walls: using the Internet to reach out to isolated older people . Education and Ageing , 15 ( 2 ) : 251 – 263 .
   Google Scholar
• Truluck , J. and Courtenay , B. 1999 . Learning Style Preferences among Older Adults . Educational Gerontology , 25 : 221 – 236 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Whitaker , P. 2002 . I'm Not Finished Yet: the University of the Third Age and lifelong learning. A Guide to Self-Help Learning for Older People , Dublin : Age Action Ireland .
   Google Scholar
• Williamson , A. 2000 . Gender Issues in Older Adults Participation in Learning: viewpoints and experiences of learners in the University of the Third Age (U3A) . Educational Gerontology , 26 ( 6 ) : 49 – 66 .
   Google Scholar