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The University of the Third Age and Active AgeingFrom University Extension Classrooms to Universities of Experience: The University of the Third Age in Spain

The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing: From University Extension Classrooms to... [This chapter is aimed at describing the emergence, consolidation, and future prospects of the Universities of the Third AgeThird age (U3A) in SpainSpain. It examines the historical, social, and conceptual grounds on which the U3A appeared and developed. It highlights the dual nature of U3A in SpainSpain, where a bottom-up model (university classrooms), based on lecture series organised by older people associations, coexists with a more top-down and academic approach (universities of experienceUniversities of experience), in which universities organise and offer degree-like programmes tailored to older studentsOlder students. The chapter also summarises the main research studies focusing on the U3A movementU3A movement in SpainSpain. Such research demonstrated how U3As tended to attract relatively young older studentsOlder students who are motivated to enrol expressive rather than instrumental motives and have a significant impact on the members’ quality of life, well-being, personal growth, social support, and subjective health status. U3A members also tend to express high satisfaction with the diverse organisational, academic, and teaching aspects of the learning programmes. The challenges and opportunities for the development and further extension of U3A in SpainSpain are also presented and discussed.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The University of the Third Age and Active AgeingFrom University Extension Classrooms to Universities of Experience: The University of the Third Age in Spain

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 23)
Editors: Formosa, Marvin
Villar, Feliciano
The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing — Jul 2, 2019
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-030-21514-9
Pages
119 –129
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-21515-6_10
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Abstract

[This chapter is aimed at describing the emergence, consolidation, and future prospects of the Universities of the Third AgeThird age (U3A) in SpainSpain. It examines the historical, social, and conceptual grounds on which the U3A appeared and developed. It highlights the dual nature of U3A in SpainSpain, where a bottom-up model (university classrooms), based on lecture series organised by older people associations, coexists with a more top-down and academic approach (universities of experienceUniversities of experience), in which universities organise and offer degree-like programmes tailored to older studentsOlder students. The chapter also summarises the main research studies focusing on the U3A movementU3A movement in SpainSpain. Such research demonstrated how U3As tended to attract relatively young older studentsOlder students who are motivated to enrol expressive rather than instrumental motives and have a significant impact on the members’ quality of life, well-being, personal growth, social support, and subjective health status. U3A members also tend to express high satisfaction with the diverse organisational, academic, and teaching aspects of the learning programmes. The challenges and opportunities for the development and further extension of U3A in SpainSpain are also presented and discussed.]

Published: Jul 2, 2019

Keywords: University of the third age; University programmes for older people; Educational gerontology; University extension classrooms; Universities of experience; Spain

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