Story of Elderhostel /

From its headquarters in Boston, Elderhostel, Inc. administers an international network of educational programs for people over 60. In just over 15 years, Elderhostel has grown from a summer program for 220 in New Hampshire to a worldwide movement with some 236,000 participants a year in 50 countrie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mills, Eugene S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hanover, N.H. : University Press of New England, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Seniorenstudium
Elderhostels.
University of the Third Age movement.
EDUCATION > Non-Formal Education.
EDUCATION > Adult & Continuing Education.
Sejours culturels des aînes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sejours culturels des aînes > Histoire.
Universites du troisieme âge > États-Unis > Histoire.
Universites du troisieme âge > Histoire.
University of the Third Age movement > United States > History.
University of the Third Age movement > History.
Elderhostels > United States > History.
Elderhostels > History.
USA
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Rosalynn Carter
  • I. The Plot. 1. Prologue: Inside the Elderhostel Experience. 2. The Vision. 3. The First Summer. 4. Unsolicited Generosity. 5. Instant Momentum. 6. A Cause for Celebration. 7. The 1980s: A Decade of Expansion. 8. Elderhostel Today
  • II. The Characters. 9. Six Elderhostelers: Portraits of Engagement. 10. Elderhostelers Write about Their Experiences. 11. Teaching Folks Who Simply Want to Know
  • III. The Theme. 12. Elders in America: The Context for Success. 13. Elders Teaching Elders: The Institute Movement. 14. "The Strange Success of Elderhostel"
  • Appendix: Elderhostel Board of Directors (as of March 4, 1992).

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