Pt. I. What is the issue? -- 1. Lifelong learning: a new climate for older learners? -- 2. Why learning in later life? -- Pt. II. What does the research tell us? -- 3. What has influenced later life learners? -- 4. How does later life learning happen? -- 5. No limits to learning? -- 6. New contexts, new learners? -- Pt. III. What are the overall implications? -- 7. A better future for older learners? -- Appendix. How the research was carried out
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