Alison Asquith grew up in a conservative family that believed education was for boys. This year the 82-year-old finished her PhD at Deakin University.
But after raising two children, nursing two husbands through illness and returning to university five years ago, the 82-year-old this year finished her PhD at Deakin University.Asquith, who married at 21, started night school classes first. It was at those classes that her tutor encouraged her to do an undergraduate degree in her 40s.“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is all too hard. I can’t do this.’ My brain may have atrophied. And then, charitably, [my tutor] said, ‘No ...
She said their students in their 70s and above were interested in areas they couldn’t study while working, such as mental health, nursing, education and philosophy.2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics The University of Melbourne has about 250 students aged 60 and over across their nine faculties, some of who are in their 80s, with more than a fifth of these doctoral candidates studying a PhD.
Celebrate Ageing’s Catherine Barrett said ageism was still a barrier in society, but with workforce shortages, there was an opportunity for older people who wanted to work or study.
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