The Results of the 2009 Elderhostel Program in Taiwan

Autor/in	Lin, Li-Hui
Titel	The Results of the 2009 Elderhostel Program in Taiwan
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 40 (2014) 7, S.518-530 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2013.849184
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Residential Programs; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Community Education; School Community Programs; College Programs; Questionnaires; Program Effectiveness; Program Descriptions; Participant Satisfaction; Likert Scales; Intention; Community Benefits; Psychological Patterns; Change Strategies; Older Adults; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Marital Status; Educational Background; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Studienprogramm; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Lösungsstrategie; Älterer Erwachsener; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familienstand; Vorbildung
Abstract	Since 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has sponsored a number of short-term residential educational programs aimed at senior citizens and administered by local colleges and universities. In 2009, the Ministry of Education named a project the Elderhostel Program (notwithstanding the lack of involvement by the United States organization, which owns the English name as a trademark), and commissioned 28 colleges and universities to provide five-day residential educational programs to senior citizens age 55 or over. The present study analyzes the results of the 2009 Elderhostel Program. A total of 560 questionnaires were sent to the 28 schools, each of which randomly selected 20 participants to be respondents. A total of 380 of the questionnaires were returned, and 365 (or 65%) were selected. Three conclusions were drawn from the present study: (a) in general, participants were satisfied with the programs they had attended; (b) most were willing to participate in similar programs in the future; and (c) most report being happier after the programs. Based on these findings, suggestions for the Ministry of Education, colleges and universities, educators, organizers, and policy-makers who work with senior citizens are proposed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10