Learning in Later Years: Perspectives from Nigeria Oluwayemisi Obashoro-John University of Lagos, Nigeria Brian Findsen University of Waikato, New Zealand This is a section of Adult Education and Social Justice: International Perspectives(DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0253-4) by Maria Slowey, Heribert Hinzen, Michael Omolewa, Michael Osborne Firenze University Press Florence 2023 https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0253-4.21

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This chapter explores learning in later life in the Nigerian context, highlighting research findings on the focus of learning among older persons, with special emphasis placed on adult and non-formal education programmes. Discussion includes allied concepts of ageing and learning, lifelong learning/education, policy developments in (older) adult education, patterns of Nigerian seniors’ participation and intergenerational learning in this West African nation.

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