U3A Online: a virtual university of the third age for isolated older people

U3A Online is a virtual university of the third age (U3A) that provides intellectually challenging courses for isolated older people as well as for conventional U3A members. Volunteers run the program and all courses are written and led by retired people, principally for third-agers who are isolated by distance or circumstance from taking part in conventional face-to-face U3A activities. This paper reports on two studies that were designed to reveal some of the characteristics and aspirations of participants in the U3A Online program. During the proof-of-concept pilot study, run in 1999, telep ... Show more

Authors: Swindell, Rick

Published: London, England, Taylor and Francis, 2002

Resource type: Article

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Subjects: ParticipationLifelong learningProviders of education and trainingHigher educationAdult and community educationTechnologyIndustryEquityTeaching and learningDemographics

Keywords: UniversityAdult educationInternetAccess to education and trainingAgeing populationOnline learningDistance learningOlder peopleRemote

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