The Development of Educational Gerontology in Taiwan: An Interpretive and Critical Perspective

Huang, Chin-Shan

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“…Family support and training courses should be promoted to improve their knowledge and increase their access. In this sense, we also feel that university programs for seniors, which are widely available (Huang, 2010), could play a relevant role if they offered compulsory classes on information and communication technologies.…”

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Portuguese older people and the Internet: Interaction, uses, motivations, and obstacles

Martínez-Pecino¹,

Matos²,

Silva³

2013

Communications

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This study analyzes Portuguese seniors' Internet activity and determine their reasons, benefits, and motivations for web use as well as the obstacles faced by non-users. Results were derived from a questionnaire completed by 189 seniors enrolled in universities for seniors. 68.1 % defined themselves as Internet users. The seniors asked principally go online to check e-mail and gather information. They state that the Internet is useful, helps them to stay up-to-date, and to preserve (but not expand) relationships. Non-user status is not attributed to old age or health reasons. According to the technology acceptance model, ease of use and perception of utility were related to both Internet use and its intensity of use. Family influence also played a key role. Gender differences were not found in Internet use, intensity of use, or in use motivations.

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Portuguese older people and the Internet: Interaction, uses, motivations, and obstacles

Martínez-Pecino¹,

Matos²,

Silva³

2013

Communications

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“…The new generations of older adults are more educated, active, and confi dent than the previous older generations (Huang 2010 ) . It has been suggested that the best policy of the government is to play a less active role in providing services to older people (Huang 2010 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At the end of chapter, a "successful" initiative of older adult is presented consistent with current policies. Huang ( 2010 ) traced the development of educational gerontology in Taiwan and categorized it into three stages:…”

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“…This paper represented the value of learning privileges for the ageing population and initiated the legislative issue of justice in older adult education. According to Huang ( 2010 ), fi ve major trends advanced the development of older adult education in Taiwan.…”

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“…Importantly, in 2006, due to Taiwan's rapidly ageing populationone of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world (Council for Economic Planning and Development 2011 ) -the Ministry of Education released a white paper entitled Toward the aged society: Policies on education for older adults as the current major legislation of older adult education in Taiwan. Due to the fact that the new generation of older adults with higher education are generally more active and confi dent than older generations (Huang 2010 ), the perspective of active ageing was utilized in white papers in order to guide the current projects and programmes for older adult learning in Taiwan. Furthermore, in order to respond to changing family structures and cultural norms in Taiwan, enhancing intergenerational relationships became the key strategy when designing programmes for older adults.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Formosa²

2016

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Aims & Scope"Lifelong Learning" has become a central theme in education and community development. Both international and national agencies, governments and educational institutions have adopted the idea of lifelong learning as a major theme in the coming years. They realize that it is only by getting people committed to the idea of education both life-wide and lifelong that the goals of economic advancement, social emancipation and personal growth will be attained.The Lifelong Learning Book Series aims to keep scholars and professionals informed about and abreast of current developments and to advance research and scholarship in the domain of Lifelong Learning. It further aims to provide learning and teaching materials, serve as a forum for scholarly and professional debate and offer a rich fund of resources for researchers, policy-makers, scholars, professionals and practitioners in the fi eld.The volumes in this international Series are multi-disciplinary in orientation, polymathic in origin, range and reach, and variegated in range and complexity. They are written by researchers, professionals and practitioners working widely across the international arena in lifelong learning and are orientated towards policy improvement and educational betterment throughout the life cycle.More information about this series at

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2019

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The Development of Educational Gerontology in Taiwan: An Interpretive and Critical Perspective

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

Portuguese older people and the Internet: Interaction, uses, motivations, and obstacles

Portuguese older people and the Internet: Interaction, uses, motivations, and obstacles

International Perspectives on Older Adult Education

From Social Welfare to Educational Gerontology: The Universities of the Third Age in Taiwan

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