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SPECIFIC FEATURES OF TEACHING THIRD AGE STUDENTS: A REMINDER FOR TEACHERS
Jasna Čurin
; Pučko otvoreno učilište Zagreb
Abstract
In the educational process every age group has its specific features which have to be taken into account and appreciated if we want this process to be successful for both students and teachers. Compared to younger generations, the third age differs in many aspects. Those differences can be found in physical capabilities, sensory abilities, intellectual power, the scope of interest and motivation, socio-economic status and their place in society, and last but not least, in the field of psychological personality features. In this article the author deals with these special characteristics, which have been repeatedly confirmed throughout her 18-year work with third-age students at the University of the Third Age. Some of the characteristics have made the work more complicated, some of them made it easier. Due to demographic trends in Europe, as well as in Croatia, it is inevitable that more and more educational professionals will start working not only in the filed of andragogy (adult education) but also in gerontology (third age education). The author wants to share her experiences in order to facilitate the challenging and honorable work with the third age population.
Keywords
Third age; personality features; educational process; andragogy; gerontology; psychology; lifelong learning
Hrčak ID:
103685
URI
Publication date:
11.6.2010.
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