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Adult Learners in Higher Education: Some study problems and solutions from Australian experience

Knights, S. and McDonald, R. (1982) Adult Learners in Higher Education: Some study problems and solutions from Australian experience. British Journal of Educational Technology, 13 (3). pp. 237-246.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.1982.tb00443...
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Abstract

The persistence of the idea that declining abilities are inevitably linked with advancing years indicates that our society generally prefers to believe the proverb which states 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' rather than the more optimistic, 'it's never too late to learn'...

Item Type: Journal Article
Publisher: Wiley
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/34087
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