THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE ELDERLY: A CASE STUDY
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Gerontology
- Vol. 1 (4) , 323-330
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0360127760010401
Abstract
Educational gerontology, as a subfield of social gerontology, has a basic concern with the role of adult education in providing education for the elderly. One basic question that must be answered within this subfield is the degree of interest in higher education among the elderly. This article deals with this question by examining survey data collected among elderly respondents in Washtenaw County, Michigan, and finds that the overall interest in various types of college courses among the elderly is quite low. The data also show that age is strongly related to course interest. The results suggest that political policy makers should be cautious in funding educational programs for the elderly, and should focus their programs on elderly individuals under 70 years of age.Keywords
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