Demography and older learners : approaches to a new policy challenge

Britain like other European countries is ageing rapidly, and just one in three of the new and replacement jobs to be filled over the next decade can be filled by young people starting work.

Much of the responsibility for our social and civic life and for care in the community is taken by older people.

Yet the gap between wealth and poverty, choice and the absence of choice, and a learning-rich and learning-poor life for older people is stark and growing sharper.

This collection from leading figures in the field reviews the implications of demographic change for policy-makers, educational providers and for the workplace as it affects the engagement, retention and enrichment of older adults.