Successful Ageing: Contributions of Non-Formal (Adult) Education in a Group of Older People in Northern Portugal

Autor/inn/en	Antunes, Maria da Conceição Pinto; Maia, Eduarda Manuela
Titel	Successful Ageing: Contributions of Non-Formal (Adult) Education in a Group of Older People in Northern Portugal
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 49 (2023) 7, S.573-584 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Antunes, Maria da Conceição Pinto) ORCID (Maia, Eduarda Manuela)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2022.2143005
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Informal Education; Action Research; Hermeneutics; Participatory Research; Intervention; Workshops; Leisure Time; Adult Education; Outcomes of Education; Positive Attitudes; Social Networks; Foreign Countries; Older Adults; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Projektforschung; Hermeneutik; Forschungstätigkeit; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Freizeit; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	In the field of lifelong learning, it is universally accepted that education for and during old age is a powerful tool in the process of successful aging. This paper presents the results of a research and intervention project that worked with older people at a Day Centre belonging to a Private Institution for Social Solidarity in the north of Portugal, focusing on the promotion of successful ageing. The project involved a group of twenty-one older adults, aged between fifty-seven and ninety-two. Drawing on methodologies intrinsic to the qualitative interpretative hermeneutic paradigm and guided by the participative action research method, as a means of fostering motivation and participation among social agents, the intervention was structured around four workshops designed to promote human development. These activities provided opportunities for learning, interaction and leisure, transforming the daily lives of their participants. The outcomes were positive in terms of learning, more positive perspective of facing life and strengthening the interpersonal relationship network. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01