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The University of the Third Age and Active AgeingLate-Life Learning for Social Inclusion: Universities of the Third Age in Poland

The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing: Late-Life Learning for Social Inclusion:... [The chapter describes the functioning of the Third AgeThird age Universities (U3A) in PolandPoland from their foundation in 1975 to the present. The authors discuss the U3A’s performance standards, taking into account their legal framework, financing methods, academic and leisure activities, and students’ profile. As more countries experience the coming of population ageing, U3As can take on a more active role in supporting their cognitive and physical independence, as well as transforming the contemporary environment in ways that are advantageous to older persons. Late-life learning has the potential to mitigate against learned helplessness in later life and to provide older persons experiencing retirement and an empty nest with a renewed sense of purpose. In many ways, U3As constitute a vehicle for the further development of one’s ‘becoming’, an opportunity for growth and resilience in a new stage of the life course. The chapter also includes a brief overview of ageing-related policy in PolandPoland, and its impact on adult and elder education. The final part presents the results of a research study on U3As, which demonstrated the impact of seniors’ participation in the U3A on the improvement of their quality of life, and physical, psychological and social well-being. The paper also points out the future challenges for the U3A movementU3A movement in PolandPoland so as to keep meeting the needs and interests of older Polish citizens.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The University of the Third Age and Active AgeingLate-Life Learning for Social Inclusion: Universities of the Third Age in Poland

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 23)
Editors: Formosa, Marvin
Maćkowicz, Jolanta; Wnęk-Gozdek, Joanna
The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing — Jul 2, 2019
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
ISBN
978-3-030-21514-9
Pages
95 –105
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-21515-6_8
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[The chapter describes the functioning of the Third AgeThird age Universities (U3A) in PolandPoland from their foundation in 1975 to the present. The authors discuss the U3A’s performance standards, taking into account their legal framework, financing methods, academic and leisure activities, and students’ profile. As more countries experience the coming of population ageing, U3As can take on a more active role in supporting their cognitive and physical independence, as well as transforming the contemporary environment in ways that are advantageous to older persons. Late-life learning has the potential to mitigate against learned helplessness in later life and to provide older persons experiencing retirement and an empty nest with a renewed sense of purpose. In many ways, U3As constitute a vehicle for the further development of one’s ‘becoming’, an opportunity for growth and resilience in a new stage of the life course. The chapter also includes a brief overview of ageing-related policy in PolandPoland, and its impact on adult and elder education. The final part presents the results of a research study on U3As, which demonstrated the impact of seniors’ participation in the U3A on the improvement of their quality of life, and physical, psychological and social well-being. The paper also points out the future challenges for the U3A movementU3A movement in PolandPoland so as to keep meeting the needs and interests of older Polish citizens.]

Published: Jul 2, 2019

Keywords: University of the Third Age; Educational gerontology; Older adult learning; Older students; Active ageing; Ageing policy; Quality of life in old age; Poland

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