by Gareth Evans, Western Mail
Older people are more likely to study independently at home than in groups at university or college, a new report has found. A survey of people over 50 in the UK conducted by adult learning organisation NIACE revealed a marked shift from public to private, between 2005 and 2012. Statistics show the proportion of older adults who are engaged in learning and studying in further education colleges and universities has halved from 35% to just 17%. On the other hand, the proportion learning at or through work has risen from a quarter to a third and those learning on their own has gone up from 12% to 18%. According to NIACE, the most dramatic change since 2005 is the swing from older people learning about computing – to those using computers to learn.
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