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ERIC Number: EJ588493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
U3As in Australia and New Zealand: Society's $4 Million Bonanza.
Swindell, Richard
Comparative Education, v35 n2 p235-47 Jun 1999
Universities of the Third Age (U3As) are volunteer-run organizations offering lifelong learning opportunities for older adults. A survey of 84 Australian and 14 New Zealand U3As estimated an annual value of their services of over $4 million and examined organizational and student characteristics, assistance from external organizations, and administrators' preparedness to respond to social change. (SV)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Community Education, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Organizational Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, Social Networks, Voluntary Agencies, Volunteers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; New Zealand; Universities of the Third Age
Note: Theme issue (Special Number 21) with title: "Lifelong Learning and the Education of Mature Adults."