The importance of skills within the transformation of higher education is a crucial factor that has been insufficiently considered. Transformation in terms of higher education forms a fundamental part of the post-apartheid South African society. This transformation movement seems to exclude the possible role and contributions of the older…

Discusses a perceived lack of concern for retired teachers among former students and the community at large. Provides examples and excerpts from letters describing loneliness and financial difficulties among retired teachers in the Soviet Union. Urges respect and concern for those who have given everything for their profession, often at the…

Retirement communities such as Sun City, Arizona, are a significant geographical phenomenon in contemporary U.S. society. The reasons for the evolution of Sun City as a popular migration destination and the geographical implications of large-scale residential segregation among the elderly are discussed. (RM)

This book examines Learning-in-Retirement (LIR) programs in which the participants determine their own curricula, teach their own courses, administer and market the program, and engage in self-governance under the aegis of a local college or university. It also provides a description of the issues involved in creating and maintaining a successful…

Part of a project to broaden perspectives on social, educational, and employment issues in contemporary societies, the monograph focuses on the difficulties experienced by young people in Great Britain in negotiating the transitions from school to work and from youth to adulthood. Unemployment in Britain is at a post World War II peak and there…