The university for the elderly is a classroom for the elderly to update their knowledge, a place for fitness, a garden for fun, and a platform for making friends,Intellectual developmentThe base of.
With the increase of the elderly population in China, universities for the elderly rose in many parts of China in the 1980s.In 1973, the world's first university for the elderly was founded in France.
The way of running a university for the elderly is very flexible. There are both fixed places for centralized teaching and remote teaching.The teaching content of the university for the aged is very rich, mainly including health, cooking, art and so on.
By the end of 2023, 40 senior university branches, 3000 senior learning centers and 55000 senior learning centers have been establishedPoint.[4]
Chinese name
University for the Elderly
Background
China's aging population is increasing
Teaching content
Health care, cooking and gardening, calligraphy and painting art, etc
Rise time
1980s
Representative institutions
National Open University Open University for the Elderly
Nature of running a school
Non academic education and training for specific groups[2]
The "empty nest" elderly refers to the elderly of a generation of households or households living alone.along withmarket economyThe rapid development of,population structureThe obvious change of,Family sizeAnd the younger generationsense of worthWith the change of concept, the number of empty nest families in China has increased dramatically.According to the data, by 2005, "empty nest" families had exceeded half of the elderly families.However, most of the students in universities for the elderly are "empty nest" elderly or quasi elderly.
The emergence of the "empty nest" elderly has been growing rapidly, which has aroused great concern from all aspects of society.Meeting the needs of the "empty nest" elderly has become an important research topic.The needs of the "empty nest" elderly have the complete pension needs of the elderly, that is, economic support, life care andspiritual consolation Characteristics, but in terms of spiritual consolation, it is more demanding, which is manifested in the pursuit of knowledge, health, happiness, friends, and behavior.To meet the above five needs of the "empty nest" elderly, the university for the elderly can play an active role. She is the "empty nest" elderlyWarm Home 。
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University for the Elderly[1]Is to adapt to societyAging, ConstructionLifelong learningOfLearning societyAnd the product of the times developed by the needs of a harmonious society.With the improvement of living and medical conditions, the pace of aging in China has accelerated,Chinese populationIt has entered the aging stage.In the face of social aging, the Party, the government and school leaders attach great importance to the work of the elderly.Comrade Hu Jintao once pointed out that respecting the elderly means respecting life andsocial developmentThe law of respecting history is to respect history.For many years, the Party and the government have emphasized improving the science of the whole nationCultural qualityThe report of the Sixteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the idea of "forming a learning society in which all people learn and learn all their lives, and promotingHuman's all-round development”As one of the goals of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the elderly should also continue to achieveComprehensive developmentThe goal of.University for the aged is an important means to achieve this goal and the most appropriate embodiment of "lifelong learning".
Universities for the elderly face the elderly. ButEducation for the elderlyIt is the youngest education.Therefore, there is still a lack of experience and theoretical summary in running universities for the elderly.We should continue to explore, conscientiously summarize and improve the running of universities for the elderlyRegularityUnderstanding.The university for the elderly should make full use of all kinds of conditions to help the elderly friends "increase knowledge, enrich life, cultivate sentiment and promote health", so that the elderly can learn somethingOld people enjoy themselvesThe old have their own way.Running universities for the elderly, teaching and management should follow the common law of education. One of the important things is to give play to the role of students as the teaching subject.Teachers and administrators should not only proceed from the reality of students, but also rely on students to run schools.
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On April 24, 2023, according to the news from the China Association of Geriatric Universities, there are 76000 universities (schools) for the elderly at all levels in China, and more than 20 million students have participated in the study. A five level school running network system at the provincial, municipal, county, township (street), and village (community) levels and a relatively complete three-dimensional curriculum system for the elderly education in 15 categories, 61 majors, and 298 courses have been formed.[3]
By the end of 2023, 40 senior university branches, 3000 senior learning centers and 55000 senior learning centers have been establishedPoint.[4]
