Lifelong Learning

What is Lifelong Learning?

A form of or approach to education which promotes the continuation of learning throughout adult life, especially by making educational material and instruction available through libraries, colleges, or information technology.

Oxford English Dictionary

Finding Data

American Fact Finder
Census files for 2000 and 2010.
Guttmacher Institute
Data on abortion, contraceptive availability, pregnancy, etc. Compare states and countries & create graphs of the results.
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan "fact tank" conducting public opinion polls & analyzing news coverage. Publications, reports, statistics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
Computer-readable social science data providing thousands of datasets and computer-readable data on phenomena occurring in over 130 countries. The content of the archive extends across economic, sociological, historical, organizational, social, psychological, and political concerns.

Lifelong Learning Resources

The Center for the Humanities
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Free and accessible to the public the programs and exhibitions aim to inspire engaged conversation and to forge an open and diverse intellectual community.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed's commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED's mission of spreading great ideas.

Additional Online Resources

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

Hot Topics

New York Times Topics (by Subjects)