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This research was performed by experts at the Stockholm University. They examined data retrieved from the 1990 Swedish Census on 1.5 million individuals who ranged in age from 30 to 59, who were also under employment. Information retrieved on the cause of death, including such things as cancer, and circulatory diseases such as heart disease and stroke were then examined for the following thirteen year period. Education was found to be a relevant issue when it came to the instances of death, as well as also being affected indirectly by occupation and income. Education probably also affects the ability to choose a good, healthy partner that is good for you also. It is believed that the more educated the woman, the more aware she may be about healthy diets and medical treatments, this awareness would influence not only their life span, but also that of their partner. It is the woman that generally takes more responsibility for the household than men, this may be where the education of the woman comes in as it relates to the family's lifestyle and eating habits. The man's education probably wouldn't have much effect in this area because of his lack of interaction with the household duties. A woman with higher education will more likely seek out information about healthy lifestyles and will be able to understand and assimilate the information they receive. This means that the woman's education could have substantial influence where the man's health is concerned, as she would be more likely to know what to do in certain circumstances and may be able to make sure that the partner receive better medical treatment. In this area, the man's educational level would also play a part in the woman's lifespan as he would also be more likely to seek advice and deal with his partner's health issues.

It is believed that a man's income level will greatly influence the death rates of both sexes, this is probably because men generally make the major part of the income the family receives and therefore is the standard by which the family lives. If the male partner is one of lower educational status, he will also be one of lower income, meaning that the family will live on a lower level than one with a male making a much larger income. This means the housing quality, the food quality and the health care quality could all be substantially lower, leaving both partners open for health issues due to lack of finances to prevent or thwart them.


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This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Northampton College who offer a Northampton Education, full and part time courses including NVQ Courses in Northampton.

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Students wishing to work part time while in college are also having a difficult time as with the current condition of the economy and so many companies downsizing or closing down, jobs just aren't available in the number they used to be and there are a multitude of people all applying for the same jobs, internships, traineeships and any other type of job there is out there in the market today. Many companies, though they may have a little more work than they can realistically handle, are unwilling to hire anyone to come in and work for them. The economy is so unstable, the companies don't know what to expect next so they err on the side of caution. It's not just the people graduating that are having a hard time, even the schools themselves are in a constant state of flux. There are many cuts within the schools and within funding, including available grants. At a time when education seems even more important to have, it may be getting even harder to acquire. Some institutions that have cancelled grants say that the money will still be directed towards higher education purposes and to target students from lower income families.

Many institutions are talking of raising tuition fees across Britain, and students have to decide if the investment they will have to put into the education will be equitable considering the opportunities the higher education affords them. This is very definitely a very turbulent time for every part of the economy and education is no exception. There is no clear way for the general student body to see whether the investment in their future through higher education will be worth it in the end. There is no way for them to know if they will have better opportunities or any opportunities once their schooling is over. The prospective student will need to have a clear focus of what he or she wants to achieve, what knowledge they need to know to achieve it and if the field of study they are engaging in has the capacity to support them once they have graduated. There will be different answers to this question for different individuals. They will also need to figure out if there is enough financial ability available to see them through the full schooling once they have started. They cannot rely on a job coming their way once their schooling has begun, they may have more knowledge than when they started, but in these economic times, they will not have enough knowledge to make them really marketable until their schooling is completed. Then they will have a better chance of competing out in the tough job market of the time.


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This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Northampton College who offer a Northampton Education, full and part time courses and Apprenticeships in Northampton.

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Recent research from the National Institute of Adults Continuing Education (NIACE) not only indicates that women can benefit more from education aimed specifically at them - but the impact on the wider community can be positive also. The institute brought together 160 women of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Somali communities in London, identified their learning needs and priorities and then assisted them in acquiring the means to learn.

Much of the results that were positive, were not overwhelmingly surprising. The women expressed great personal responses to learning - and many went on to enrol on more formal, courses. "My mind is fresh. I am happy," said one student. Yet, there were also some unexpected difficulties that proved particularly challenging for NIACE - essentially adapting to the personal agendas of each of the students involved, and ensuring that their priorities were satisfied.

This research highlights something to me quite quickly. Not only is it important to identify the priorities of women as a whole in certain social areas, but it is also vitally important that each is accommodated for on an individual level - and although two may share similar obligations to family and children - they may have different priorities when it comes to their studies.

Yet, the NIACE research also highlighted the benefits to the wider community from engaging its women in learning and courses. After studying had commenced, many became more actively integrated into the schools at which their children studied, whilst others have joined community groups and signed up as volunteers. Perhaps this is really the most important outcome of this study - we can see the unique position our women have in a society on a community level - and the positive effects it has when they are empowered by education. And to comprehend the effects this could have on an international level is very exciting indeed.


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Additionally, the latest word from the UK Government regarding higher education has come from Peter Mandelson, the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, and his calling to ‘cut out overlapping bureaucracy and duplicated programmes' in a UK-wide review of higher education research and funding bodies. Yet, despite Mr Mandelson's clearly noble intentions, All responses to this ‘review' have not been positive, with Phil Willis of the Liberal Democrats calling for a focus on ‘a universal education and skills landscape' instead of simply eliminating so-called ‘Quangos'.

So what exactly does Willis mean here when he talks of ‘a universal education and skills landscape'? With the recession causing more and more adults to embark on training and distance learning courses, or to take a break from employment altogether, the next few years are likely to make UK universities far more mixed in terms of the ages of those enrolling - the bigger picture is that our institutions need to be as accessible for people of all ages, and not simply for those who have just received their A-Levels.

Of course, this is more than simply ensuring that the correct teaching resources are in place, to ensure that those who haven't set foot in a classroom for twenty years are as up to speed with modern day learning as younger students. It will also be important for courses to be more flexible, with more part-time and online based learning to be offered to suit those with busier family and work orientated lifestyles.

Yet, this is only really the beginning. The notion of better integration on a UK level (between adult education centres, colleges, schools and universities) is ongoing and will seek to make the best use of facilities - but the integration on an international level offered by e-Learning technologies is also something that needs to be pushed. Yet, aside from the ‘learning' bit of preparation for tomorrow's economy, we also need to look at the university as a social environment, and to ask the question: is this uni bar/library/cafeteria as desirable for a 50 year old as it is for an 18 year old?


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Was Y2K really a threat? Loot at all the companies that made a fortune helping you to become Y2K compliant. When it came right down to the wire nothing happened according to the predictions, we all remained on the Internet, our computers did not crash. Michelangelo virus was yet another example; mass devastation was forecasted, yet few really got hit with the virus, but the software companies raked it in with increased sales for anti virus software to consumers in a panic.

The most recent is the creation of email postage, as ridiculous as this concept sounds this is just yet another example of big corporations coming up with more and more ways to get the American public to bow to control. The general idea behind this is to charge email marketers postage on each email sent out. The bill died pretty quickly but now we have yet another bill called the Can/Spam Act just enacted. With this for an email marketer it would mean exorbitant rates just to have the privilege of reaching their recipients. Who is behind this? The answer should be obvious; it is big corporations like Microsoft and AOL. I believe Microsoft is charging approximately a $1400.00 licensing fee to email marketers if they wish to be able to deliver their advertisements with MSN or Hotmail email addresses.

If that'is not bad enough check out the latest with Identity Theft issues. It seems as though because of the problem being so huge, Credit card companies are now offering Identity Theft protection, yes you can get insurance now in case your identity is stolen, which of course you must pay for. Lets look at this concept for a minute, if you don'T want to lose a bundle getting hit by an ID thief and you cannot be guaranteed your information will stay private, though the Privacy Act demands it, you must pay for protection.

When you sign up for an relation with a Credit Card company and have to give them your personal information, they are supposed to guard that information from leaking out to those who could use it beside you. What is even worse is when it really does happen, it involves so many innocent people not just one, that law enforcement officers tend to misunderstand what is really going on and tend to re-victimize innocent victims. In some recent cases Victims have actually been accused of crimes themselves and had to defend themselves against judicial systems that are failing to recognize the problem for what it is. They are falsely accused and jailed in some cases for crimes they did not commit, all because a thief took it upon himself to wreak havoc on one persons life.

The character in Mel Gibson's " Conspiracy Theory" would have a field day with this information. So herein lies the evidence that every position has potential to be turned into opportunity given the right attention be paid, and the drive take the steps to make it happen.

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You'd be forgiven for thinking the tone of this article a little over-optimistic, what with the recession still very much a reality. But as each new structure is completed for the Olympics we are seeing an incredible amount of jobs being generated. The latest news came from the scene of the International Broadcast Centre which is set to be the hub of around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists. Consequently, the 90,000 square metres development is likely to generate thousands of jobs.

The arrival of the Olympics also stimulates the launch of organisations which will benefit from private funding such as sponsorship. For example, British Gas have begun a marketing campaign which allows free swimming vouchers to be obtained through an a website - in order to promote a healthy lifestyle and to help produce a strong swimming team for 2012. Additionally, EDF Energy have struck up a sponsorship deal with the Olympic Committee alongside McDonalds and BT.

But how will the Olympics benefit those just starting out, perhaps those who have just enrolled upon - or graduating from - the numerous business courses offered around the country. For those interested working for sports related companies, such as gyms, clubs and other facilities, there is understandably a drive at the moment to ensure all the above are up to scratch and a great deal are hiring in all areas. Of course, being able to demonstrate a love and passion for sport and healthy living will be worth almost as much as your business acumen.

Also, apprenticeships are available to help you earn while you learn. Organisations such as UK Athletics run courses to train officials for the event, while Lifetime are regarded as the biggest training provider in the industry - and will give you an even better chance at getting a job.


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Sarah Maple is writing about distance learning and degree courses.

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As research published by push.co.uk shows, students starting degree courses. this year will be likely finish with the biggest graduate debts we have known - with the average amount being around £23,000 per person. The research and other pressures have since caused the UK government to set aside £5 billion to help students who find themselves during financial troubles during their studies.

However, further data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is helping clarify the actual financial worth of university degrees - across a number of countries - by calculating the return on investment by weighing up education costs and foregone earnings with earnings made in the future.

The research found that across all OECD countries (including the UK, US, Japan and France), an average male student who has obtained a university degree will benefit from more than $186,000 more over his lifetime compared to that if he had left education after high/secondary school. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the average for women is slightly lower - a statistic that is affected by the lacking equality between earnings for women and men. Yet, the earnings still average £134,000 more for a female student with a university degree.

However, aside from the projected financial worth for individuals, the report also highlights the benefits to the economy per person who is put through higher education - with the average male earning $52,000 over his lifetime.

The OECD report is no doubt positive at a time when many students are fearing the financial impact of further education. Yet, the research also does well to highlight the importance of distance learning and how it will have a significant impact on global higher education. Graduation rates across all OECD countries have increased by 20 percent, whilst - surprisingly - the UK has ‘levelled off' to a 2 percent increase over the last seven years, whilst the US sees more people leaving education before university.

Of course, both of these countries that have seen a dramatic influx of students entering higher education due to the recession and are subsequently seeing a saturation of facilities. Could we soon see the developing countries (Ireland, Poland and Portugal have seen an increase of 7 percent between 1998 and 2006) helping where the UK and US can't accommodate?


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Sarah Maple is writing for Kaplan Open Learning about home study courses.

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This sudden saturation of the education system (and the decline in jobs available for those who leave it) has caused the latest report by the Confederation of British Industry to call for both students and businesses to invest more in higher education. For the former this means higher interest rates, fees, and fewer grants to go round, whilst businesses themselves are being urged to integrate completely with institutions to ease the financial burden suffered recession-hit universities.

Unsurprisingly, many students will find the proposals hard to accept - and accusations that they are ‘offensive' and ‘retrograde' have already been heard. But whether or not the integration of business and higher education is embraced by the UK government, institutions and companies - individuals considering a further education course should not be put of by the notion that business may have a more significant implication on their studies. And that it does not necessarily mean that they will have to pay more.

The benefits of home study courses are worth a mention here, and are relevant not because they are controlled by private funding any more than traditional courses are - but because they can aid students in ways that the CBI are proposing better integration between institutions and private business can - and more.

Distance learning courses are not only cheaper for each individual student, but time is far more flexible meaning that students can remain in work while they complete their studies. This gives students ongoing skills development that is unique to the workplace, as well as continuing academic study - and there may even be room for integration between study and work depending on their subject and job. This will no doubt lead to an impressive and wide-ranging development of skills for students - as well as the obvious ability to time-manage independently in a busy and fast moving environment.


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Sarah Maple is writing about distance learning and online degree courses.

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/science/education/doing-it-for-the-adults-adult-education-and-lifelong-learning-in-2009.html http://www.articletrader.com/science/education/doing-it-for-the-adults-adult-education-and-lifelong-learning-in-2009.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:30:22 -0500 adult education have been increasingly discussed in the press over the last year. Of course, there are numerous reasons for this growing interest - the most obvious being the many sudden recession-fuelled enrolments to universities by adults over the last six months - as older learners seek to spruce up their CVs and to make themselves more employable.

Another factor (which is highlighted by the latest report from Professor Tom Schueller and the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) is the gradual aging of the UK population - which is perhaps best exemplified by the notion that the first woman to reach the age of 120 is alive and approaching 60. In 2007, the average UK life expectancy at birth (according to the Office of National Statistics) is just over 79 years, an age that has increased by around five years since the early eighties - and that has led to projections that the life expectancy of those born in 2006 is 88.1 years for males and 91.5 years for females.

These are the factors which led to the report by Schueller and NIACE, which highlighted that whilst the average amount spent on the education of an 18 to 24 year old is £8,000 by the government, the numbers are drastically different for older learners - with 25 to 50 year olds receiving just £300, 50 to 75 years olds receiving £86, and those over 75 receiving just £60.

Unsurprisingly, the report calls for change in this respect - and particularly investment in education that is less front loaded and more equally steered toward promoting lifelong learning. The report, and much of the press that surrounded its release, discussed the three significant benefits to individuals in lifelong learning (these are particularly visible amongst those educated in prison): Human Capital, Identity Capital and Social Capital.

Human Capital refers to the ‘learning' part that is the primary reason for education at all ages: to gain skills and knowledge that are both academic and practical - weather to make the individual more employable or better suited to a particular job or profession.

The latter two, Identity Capital and Social Capital are of particular importance to older people. Identity Capital refers to the self-worth gained from learning, i.e. being challenged, overcoming obstacles and achieving - all aspects of life that are perhaps overlooked especially as an individual reaches retirement age. Additionally, Social Capital refers to the development of a social network through education, those friends and peers who can support and help during times of need.

The importance of the above to adults of all ages is gradually being realised both by institutions, the government and the public at large, and it seems that 2009 is likely to herald an intriguing development in how we view adult education and its worth to everyone throughout their lives.


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Sarah Maple is writing about distance learning courses and online degree courses.

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At a time when college education is such a vital part of procuring a job, college attendance has been down enough that the Queen's Ministry is busily reducing jobs within the educational sector in order to keep the funding and the attendance balanced. This means that many good quality instructors are now also out of a job when the public could be better served with them working to train people.

If more unemployed people registered themselves in college to begin a new career path, a multitude of things could be accomplished. With the number of enrollees up, the amount of instructors needed would rise and the Queen's Ministry would stop reducing and start adding instructors to the college rosters. With people learning new skills and new trades, more fully educated job seekers would enter the market.

What this means on the individual level is that if you are out of work, are unsuccessful in trying to get a new job in your chosen profession, going to college might be just the right choice for you. Do some research, find out what areas of the employment world are growing and what out of those areas you believe you would be best at. Then work out your college schedule in order to achieve the goal you set for yourself. When you come out of college, you will have a much better chance of getting a good job and it will take you off of the government assistance program, making room for that money to go elsewhere where it might be needed.


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This article was written by Tom Sangers on behalf of Northampton College who offer a Northampton Education, full and part time courses including A level in Northampton.

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