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The Ransackers project: educational adventures for older learners
- Author:
- KATHCHILD June
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(1), March 2009, pp.23-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Research shows that people who are engaged in formal learning in later life are physically and mentally healthier and more able to deal with the stress of depression and bereavement. This article describes a project that has created a range of opportunities for older people to access higher education. Ransackers students spend a term in residence at one of four residential colleges in England, pursuing a project of interest and developing research skills. Students are supported by individual tutorship and the teaching of necessary study and information technology skills, in a peer group setting. After completion of the programme the majority of these older learners remain in education. Further funding is required to support the project.