New Age of Ageing

Caroline Lodge works as a freelance writer, coach and active grandmother. As an academic she has researched learning in schools and is skilled in presenting research material to others. Eileen Carnell is a writer and consultant. Her main research focus is on learning. She works in many different settings to support adults' and young people's learning, especially in the arts.Marianne Coleman has continued to research and write since retirement and has a particular interest in gender and leadership. She has written extensively on diversity issues.All three authors have previously worked at the Institute of Education, University of London.

• Living longer together;Going on and on; How society makes people old; Time-bomb, what time bomb? The economics of ageing;Overlooked and Under-estimated: Older Consumers;Working longer together; Media exclusion;Cover up;Living Together;Who Cares?;Wiser together; The best bits; The dark side;We’re still here.

"At last a book that consistently makes the positive case for later life and, in the process, demolishes the myths that dominate public discussion of ageing. A breath of fresh air, highly recommended." Professor Alan Walker, University of Sheffield "Grounded in academic literature, and in the powerful words of their research participants, the authors inspire readers to envision new possibilities for growth and development in later life." Jacquelyn B. James, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA "Challenges many of society's rigid stereotypes of older people. It navigates the reader through the main debates on ageing in an accessible and informative way." Dr Tatiana Rowson, Heriot Watt University "How do we learn to live in a society that's growing older but doesn't conform to the old "Pipe and Slippers" stereotypes? This inspiring book, with its compelling snapshot stories of older people's lives, provides powerful insights into this modern age of ageing. All those involved in policy-making should read this book." Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP "Excellent and eminently readable account of the personal, political and professional changes in our ageing lives. Nuggets from policy and practice arenas are interlaced with quotes from interviews with an array of differently ageing women and men." Miriam David, UCL Institute of Education "The authors give the lie to many negative myths about ageing. Using anecdotes and research evidence they shed a welcome light on the contribution made by older people to modern society." Judy Wurr, Mental Capacity Assessor