Potreba i potencijal osoba treće životne dobi u obrazovanju

master's thesis

• Title (english): The need and potential of elderly in education
• Author: Elena Baniček
• Mentor: Ante Kolak (mentor)
• Committee member: Vedrana Spajić-Vrkaš (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Mara Sesar (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Pedagogy); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy; Andragogy

Abstract

Osobe treće životne dobi u našem su društvu i dalje marginalizirane te se njihovi potencijali u obrazovanju često zanemaruju. Oni ponekad ne ispune svoje potencijale i nisu potaknuti na svrhovito i aktivno provođenje slobodnog vremena kroz usvajanje novih znanja i prenošenje vlastitih iskustava na ljude oko sebe. Kroz razne obrazovne aktivnosti osobe treće životne dobi mogu krenuti u socijalne interakcije, prepoznati smisao svog postojanja nakon obavljene radne uloge i osjećati se kao da svojim trudom i angažmanom pridonose društvu. Demografsko starenje stanovništva je naša sadašnjost te danas imamo više osoba treće životne dobi nego ikada prije. To sve dovodi do zdravstvenih, društvenih i ekonomskih problema i to je jedan od razloga zašto važnost poboljšanja kvalitete života starijih ljudi postaje sve značajnija tema. Cilj ovog rada je prepoznavanje potreba i potencijala osoba treće životne dobi u obrazovanju, prepoznavanje važnosti cjeloživotnog učenja te otklanjanje raznih predrasuda vezanih uz njih same. Provedenim smo istraživanjem istražili na koje sve načine pripadnici treće životne dobi provode svoje vrijeme i na koje bi načine mogli biti više uključeni u obrazovanje i pridonijeti zajednici. Rezultati provedenog istraživanja pokazuju kako osobe treće životne dobi imaju potrebu uključiti se u neku vrstu obrazovnih aktivnosti i na taj način utjecati pozitivno na sebe i na zajednicu u kojoj se nalaze, ali to ponekad nije dovoljno poticano od strane društva. Iz tog je razloga važno osvijestiti društvo o važnosti obrazovnih aktivnosti za treću životnu dob i prepoznavanja njihovih potencijala.

Abstract (english)

Elderly people are still marginalized in our society and their educational potential is often overlooked. They sometimes do not fulfill their potential and aren’t encouraged to purposefully and actively spend their free time by acquiring new knowledge and sharing their experiences with those around them. Through various educational activities, the elderly can engage in social interactions, find meaning in their existence after their working life and feel that their efforts and involvement contribute to society. Demographic aging is our present reality and today we have more elderly individuals than ever before. This leads to health, social, and economic issues and this is one of the reasons why improving the quality of life for older adults is becoming increasingly important. The aim of this paper is to recognize the needs and potentials of elderly individuals in education, acknowledge the importance of lifelong learning, and eliminate various prejudices associated with them. Through our research, we explored how elderly individuals spend their time and how they could be more included in education and contribute to the community. The results of the conducted research show that elderly people have a need to engage in some form of educational activities, thereby positively influencing themselves and the community they live in. However, this is sometimes insufficiently encouraged by society. For this reason, it is important to raise awareness about the importance of educational activities for the elderly and to recognize their potential.

• Keywords: obrazovanje; osobe treće životne dobi; gerontogogija; starenje; cjeloživotno učenje; sveučilišta za treću životnu dob
• Keywords (english): education; the elderly; gerontogogy; aging; lifelong learning; universities of the third age
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:218379
• Study programme: Title: Pedagogy (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-07-11 11:01:54