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Changes in quality of life: the experience of elderly persons at a university of the third age

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2019
Objectives: The aim of the present qualitative and quantitative study was to investigate whether the participation of elderly persons in the University of the Third Age (U3A) of the Federal University of São Paulo, Baixada Santista (Unifesp/BS) led to a ...
Rita de Cassia Cabral de Campos Martins, Sidnei José Casetto, Ricardo Luís Fernandes Guerra   +2 more
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Motivation of seniors to learn at the Universities of the Third Age

Sociální pedagogika / Social Education, 2020
The study presents the results of a survey examining the motivation of the seniors to receive lifelong learning in university courses. The sample was based on 150 participants who take these courses in the fields of medicine, the natural sciences and humanities.
Daniela Nováková, Jitka Lorenzová
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University of the Third Age: history and research

Kairós Gerontologia, 2013
Meire Cachioni
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University of the Third Age

, 2019
Universities of the Third Age (U3As) can be loosely defined as “socio-cultural centres where senior citizens may acquire new knowledge of significant issues, or validate the knowledge which they already possess, in an agreeable milieu and in accordance with easy and acceptable methods, with the objective of preserving their vitality and participating ...
Gábor Hegyesi, Katalin Talyigás
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Depressive symptoms in elderly participants of an open university for elderly

Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Although the prevalence of depressive disorders among the elderly is lower than among the younger population, the presence of significant symptoms of depression is common in this group. Studies report that participation in social, educational and leisure
Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni, Tiago Nascimento Ordonez, Thaís Bento Lima da Silva, Priscila Pascarelli Pedrico do Nascimento, Priscilla Tiemi Kissaki, Meire Cachioni   +5 more
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Digital resocialisation of the elderly people in the territorial centre of social services

Науковий Вісник Південноукраїнського Національного Педагогічного Університету імені К. Д. Ушинського, 2020
The relevance of the study is stipulated by the fact that modern digital technologies are radically changing the economy and lifestyle in general. The information society determines the transformation of social structure, revision of patterns of social ...
Karkach Andrii
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THIRD AGE UNIVERSITY IN THE SYSTEM OF ELDER PEOPLE’S EDUCATION IN GERMANY

Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2020
This article examines the main provisions of the theory and practice of elder people’s education at German Universities. In the article, the authors analyze the organization of additional education for the elderly. The authors point out that elder people
Inna Vladimirovna Vysotskaya, Tamara Georgievna Yovanovich, Natalya Valerevna Alekseenko, Olga Vjacheslavovna Lasareva   +3 more
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Aktywność edukacyjna w wybranych placówkach działających na rzecz osób starszych [PDF]

Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych, 2020
W artykule skoncentrowano się na aktywności edukacyjnej w wybranych placówkach działających na rzecz osób starszych. Celem prezentowanego artykułu jest opis działalności wybranych instytucji, które w przekonaniu autora podejmują działania edukacyjne w ...
Norbert G. Pikuła
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Acute Neurological Events in Children With Hemoglobin SC Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurological manifestations in children with hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease remain insufficiently characterized, particularly regarding acute events. The aim of this study was to describe the spectrum and frequency of acute neurological events in a multicenter cohort of children with HbSC disease.
Célia Paulmin, Bérengère Koehl, Audrey Maudoux, Hanine Mansour, Marie‐Hélène Odievre, Nathalie Garrec, Emilie Georget, Cécile Arnaud, Slimane Allali, Lydia Doumdo, Marie Belloy, Corinne Guitton   +11 more
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Education and Older Adults at the University of the Third Age [PDF]

Educational Gerontology, 2012
This article reports a critical analysis of older adult education in Malta. In educational gerontology, a critical perspective demands the exposure of how relations of power and inequality, in their myriad forms, combinations, and complexities, are manifest in late-life learning initiatives.
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