Practice
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(2010) ASLECT - Older people learn, educate, communicate and transmit
ASLECT - Persoanele in varsta invata, educa, de a comunica și de a transmit. ASLECT is an EU funded project (2010-2012)addressing the presence of older people in cultural organizations from two perspectives: one in which older persons are users / beneficiaries of educational and cultural programmes and, equally, they are learning resources to develop programmes It identified a number of best practices relating to the involvement of older people in education and culture,and developed training materials for professionals in cultural organizations working with older people.ASLECT este un EU proiect finanţat în cadrul sub-programului KA4 Valorizare, care abordează prezenţa persoanelor în vârstă în cadrul organizaţiilor culturale dintr-o dublă perspectivă: cea în care persoanele respective sunt utilizatori/beneficiari ai programelor educaţionale şi culturale şi, în egală măsură, cea în care aceste persoane reprezintă resurse de învăţare pentru dezvoltarea acestor programmen cadrul proiectului ASLECT, vor fi identificate o serie de bune practici referitoare la implicarea persoanelor în vârstă în educaţie şi în cultură, vor fi elaborate materiale de formare destinate profesioniştilor din organizaţiile culturale care lucrează cu persoane în vârstă, pentru dezvoltarea de programe educaţionale cu şi pentru persoanele în vârstă.
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(2010) Ljubljana's Third Age University: a creation of its townspeople and the tie between the two
UNIVERZA ZA TRETJE ŽIVLJENJSKO OBDOBJE V LJUBLJANI: stvaritev meščanov in vez med njimi. An account of the introduction of non-formal older adult education in Slovenia as a way of indirectly modernising formal education; an account of older adult education meeting both personal and community needs, building the Slovenian Third Age University well as shaping Slovenian theory of older adult education stemming out of generalisations based on the observation of induced practice. Monografija predstavi uvajanje neformalnega izobraževanja starejših odraslih v Slovenijo kot način posrednega moderniziranja formalnega izobraževanja na različnih stopnjah. Predstavi izobraževanje starejših odraslih, ki raste iz individualnih in skupnostnih potreb, gradnjo Slovenske univerze za tretje življenjsko obdobje in slovenske teorije izobraževanja starejših na temelju posplošitev pridobljenih z opazovanjem inducirane prakse
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(2011) Lifelong Learning - The universities of the third age and their contribution to happiness and quality of life: the case of the discipline of English
Aprendizagem ao longo da vida – As universidades da terceira idade e o seu contributo para a felicidade e qualidade de vida das pessoas: o caso da disciplina de inglês.Learning throughout life is the subject of this study, which highlights people in the age groups over 50 years, studying English at three Senior / Third Age Universities in Portugal. These women and men, who are part of a growing group of unemployed and / or retired people, are in a new phase of their lives - free of work obligations and with a life expectancy greater than that of previous generations. They develop cultural potential, meet needs for intellectual knowledge and face new challenges - thus refusing inertia and combating stereotypes associated with old age. Having life goals, realising dreams and planning ahead are crucial for the fulfilment of individuals. Learning in later life, including learning English, alters behaviour and gives meaning to existence of these older people at the same time as contributing to their happiness and improving their quality of life. The pleasure they feel because they can satisfy the desire to communicate in English, motivation, proof that it is possible to learn a second language after 50 years and the benefits of brain stimulation for mental health are among other aspects discussed and commented in this project.A aprendizagem ao longo da vida é o tema deste estudo, onde se destacam as pessoas, nas faixas etárias acima dos 50 anos, que estudam Inglês em três Universidades Sénior / da Terceira Idade em Portugal. Estas mulheres e estes homens, que fazem parte dum grupo crescente de desempregados e/ou reformados, encontram-se numa nova fase das suas vidas – livres das obrigações do trabalho e com uma esperança média de vida superior à das gerações anteriores, desenvolvem potencialidades culturais e intelectuais, satisfazem necessidades de conhecimento e enfrentam novos desafios recusando a inércia e combatendo estereótipos associados à velhice. Ter objetivos de vida, concretizar sonhos e planear o futuro são fatores determinantes para a realização pessoal de qualquer indivíduo; a aprendizagem em idades avançadas, incluindo a aprendizagem de Inglês, altera comportamentos e dá sentido à existência destas pessoas ao mesmo tempo que contribui para a sua felicidade e melhoria da qualidade de vida. O prazer que sentem por satisfazerem o desejo de comunicar em Inglês, a motivação, a prova de que é possível aprender uma segunda língua depois dos 50 anos e os benefícios da estimulação cerebral para a saúde mental são, entre outros, aspetos discutidos e comentados neste projeto.
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(2012) Healthy Ageing
A compendium of programmes, good practices and other resources for promoting and sustaining the well-being of “younger” older people, with a specific reference to socially deprived and migrant groups in Europe. Includes projects and programmes concerned with lifelong learning and learning in later life This report produced by EuroHealthNet (Ingrid Stegeman, Terese Otte-Trojel, Caroline Costongs and John Considine) for Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung. (January 2012)
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(2012) Learning-behaviour, mental and physical fitness go hand in hand
Lernverhalten, Geistige und körperliche Fitness gehen Hand in Hand. This practice oriented article outlines, what should be considered when training programmes are designed, to provide the best environment for learning of younger and older participants. Ziel in diesem praxisorientierten Artikel ist es darzustellen, welche Überlegungen die Trainingsgestaltung beeinflussen sollten, um für jüngere und ältere TeilnehmerInnen gute Bedingungen zum lernen zu gewährleisten.
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(2012) Nature For Care, Care for Nature: Enhancing social cohesion through intergenerational learning
Book documenting the experiences of the Nature for Care (NfC) Project, supported by the EU Grundtvig Lifelong Learning Programme, which involved environmental organisations from six European countries working together in 2011 and 2012, with schools and care facilities, to develop intergenerational learning activities focusing on nature and the local environment. The book presents theoretical background related to intergenerational learning and social cohesion; practical advice and checklists on setting up an effective intergenerational learning programme; information on the outcomes and benefits of the NfC project; example activities from each partner.
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(2012) Theory and practice of voluntary work at theThird Age University Of Ljubljana
Koraki v prostovoljstvo : naredimo jih skupaj na Univerzi za tretje življenjsko obdobje v Ljubljani. The author deals with demographic ageing, the characteristics of older people, their education and voluntary work, and the real diversity of older people. She goes on to discuss motivations amomg older people for volunteering in for community work, relationship of volunteers and volunteer organisations. The author introduces some innovations that link education and volunteering and models that can be applied to various fields of activity for older people. Finally the author discusses cultural mediators in hospitals, a Slovenian U3A innovation.Avtorica obravnava staranje prebivalstva in značilnosti starejših, njihovo izobraževanje in prostovoljno delo, pri čemer jo zanima resnična drugačnost starejših. Preučuje motivacijo starejših za prostovoljno delo za skupnost, povezanost in odnos prostovoljcev in prostovoljske organizacije. Predstavi inovacije, ki povezujejo izobraževanje in prostovoljno delo ter modele, ki jih je moč prenesti na različna področja delovanja starejših. Nazadnje obravnava kulturne mediatorje v bolnišnici, inovacijo Slovenske univerze za tretje življenjsko obdobje.
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(2013) A life course approach to promoting positive ageing
Major report published by the Beth Johnson Foundation (UK), based on the learning from over ten years of its positive ageing work. This report explores a model of working with individuals and communities that embeds ageing as a natural part of the life course and supports quality of life into later age. The report draws on both desk research and evaluation of the Foundation's project work. It concludes that that there is a need for a life course model to promoting positive ageing which will encourage individuals to prepare and plan for their future regardless of their age.
