Old-age education is the later stage of lifelong education, and it is an educational activity for the elderly to continue learning. It is an inseparable part of the whole education. Education for the aged is neither vocational preparation nor vocational training, which is different from general education, vocational education and professional continuing education.
It is a special education based on the physiological and psychological characteristics of the elderly. Its purpose is to make the elderly increase their knowledge, broaden their horizons, enrich their lives and strengthen their physique. The object of education for the aged is the aged at all levels. The contents of education for the aged mainly include: nutrition and health care, music and dance, handicraft gardening, cultural knowledge, vocational training, adapting to retirement life, etc.
The forms of education for the aged mainly include various lectures, study classes, schools for the aged, colleges for the aged, universities for the aged, etc. It is a common and important form of education for the aged. The situation in universities for the elderly is different. Some old people attend classes alone; Some hang out with young people. Some study the courses of regular colleges, take credits and get degrees; Some study special courses.
No credits, no degree. The duration of study also varies from weeks and months to one year or several years. The boarding study program for the elderly in the United States is the largest education program for the elderly. It was initiated on 1975 by M. Knowlton, a teacher from New England College, New Hampshire, and gradually expanded to the whole country. By the summer of 1984, more than 45,000 elderly people had signed up.
This kind of study usually takes place in summer, and each period lasts for one week. Old people live in university dormitories, teach courses specially designed for them and participate in various extracurricular activities. France's "Third Age University" is also quite distinctive. 1984 In September, the "International Conference of Universities for the Aged" was held in New chartres, Switzerland, with more than 50 elderly activists from more than ten countries attending/kloc-0.