Community Assessment Tool
Education
IDENTIFYING YOUR RESOURCES
- What is the current education level among the target population? (Aging Texas Well Benchmarks)
- Who provides education and lifelong learning opportunities to older adults? List all.
- Do older adults participate?
- Which organizations provide lifelong learning opportunities?
- Do organizations promote participation in lifelong learning
activities through:
- Tuition waivers and discounts (State Education Code 54.210b, 54.210c. 54.067 available through higher education institutions
- Federal tax credits
- Other incentives provided to create classes for older adults
- Are lifelong learning opportunities available and accessible to older adults? What barriers (e.g., lack of transportation or affordability) do older adults face?
- Do your education and lifelong learning opportunities meet the needs cited by older adults in your community?
- Will the current lifelong learning opportunities you offer be able to meet the needs of the projected number of older adults in five, 10, or 20 years?
BUILDING YOUR COMMUNITY
- How can you recruit and retain educators in your community?
- What are the primary strengths of lifelong learning opportunities?
- What are the primary gaps in lifelong learning opportunities?
- Are the curriculum and teaching methods used in classes with older adults consistent with research on how they learn? (Research about education and older adults)
- How can education and lifelong learning providers in your community better coordinate their services?
- Are older adults aware of the education and lifelong learning opportunities available?
- How do they learn about education and lifelong learning opportunities available?
- What are the current methods of outreach to older consumers about education and lifelong learning opportunities?
- How can outreach/awareness of education and lifelong learning opportunities be improved?
- How can you assess the lifelong learning needs of older adults in your community?
- Are the educational opportunities available in your community based on:
- Age-appropriateness
- Literacy levels
- Race/ethnicity
- Disability
- Do educational opportunities in your community address language barriers for non-English speaking residents?
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Updated: November 2, 2007
