Older Adult Education: New Public Pedagogy in 21st Century Taiwan

Autor/in	Lee, Ya-hui
Titel	Older Adult Education: New Public Pedagogy in 21st Century Taiwan
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 55 (2015) 3, S.460-476 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Lifelong Learning; Adult Education; Older Adults; Public Education; Population Trends; Educational Policy; Public Opinion; Financial Support; Satisfaction; Student Diversity; Program Effectiveness; Aging (Individuals); Adult Educators; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Älterer Erwachsener; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bevölkerungsprognose; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Meinung; Finanzielle Förderung; Zufriedenheit; Aging; Altern; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	The lifelong learning concept of "never too late to learn" advocated by Confucius has gradually become rooted in the lives of Taiwanese adults and seniors. In response to the impact of population ageing and low fertility rates, numerous elementary schools, junior high schools, and universities have allocated resources and space to establish learning centers and learning camps for senior citizens, providing them with the opportunity to learn. Older adult education extends beyond the classroom and into society, forming a new public pedagogy in Taiwan. Its important elements include: (1) the changes in population structure and the rising number of older adults, (2) the government's formulation of older adult education policies based on learning enhancement, (3) the joint promotion of older adult education activities by numerous academic institutions, and (4) the theoretical bases of program design to help senior citizens achieve active ageing and popularise older adult education in communities. Future challenges to older adult learning becoming the new public pedagogy include (1) the public's skepticism concerning the necessity of older adult education and its efficiency, (2) the need to establish diverse sources of funding to ensure the sustainable development of older adult education, (3) the necessity to develop various program designs to satisfy senior citizens' needs due to the heterogeneity of senior citizens, and (4) the urgent necessity for research to confirm the effectiveness of older adult education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01