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Specifics in education of 50 + generation in the region around ČB
ŽIGOVÁ, Simona
Within our society the education of the fifty plus generation seems to be still in its infancy. The significance and the subsequent implementation of the most appropriate forms and methods of lifelong education pose a very important factor affecting the quality of life of the individual not only for the fifty plus generation. Lifelong learning and education of adults are considered to be a top priority of the European Union. The structures of the European Union are expected to assist our country in the design and implementation of modern systems and co-ordinated approaches to the said spheres of learning and education of adults. Every individual citizen, irrespective of age, should get the chance to learn and develop both as a personality and as a member of society. Learning and education should become the main channels of forming and building the personal development of an individual. The Third Age University concept undoubtedly belongs to lifelong learning programmes. This form of education for the fifty plus generation was introduced in our country already in 1986 as a part of the programmes offered by the Palacký University in Olomouc. Many further universities followed this example and the popularity of this type of education in the public has been steadily growing since. On the other side, today´s fifty plus generation presents an age group with very high numbers of the long-term unemployed. Unqualified people, people with impairments, personally and socially handicapped persons have been affected the most. The majority of the people mentioned above have had only one job in their lifetime. Due to their lack of broader job experience and related defensive behaviour they tend to blame the society and not their own lack of competence. Within this social group of the fifty plus generation learning is considered to be more a burden than a need. Employers expect their employees to provide top performance. Due to their decreasing physical fitness and age related health problems, this generation is not able to meet the demands required by the labour market. Employers prefer looks and image, they tend not to appreciate life experience, loyalty and trustworthiness, values today´ s fifty plus generation can offer. One of the priorities of the government is to support professional qualification and re-qualification programmes for the older generation. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has been offering re-qualification and professional training courses specially designed for people over fifty. In the Czech Republic there are a number of companies operating in the field of the education of adults, and they are not focussed only on the fifty plus generation.
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Favourite Activities of 70-plus Senior Citizens in the České Budějovice Region
ŽIGOVÁ, Simona
Taking the demographic development of our population, the growth of the ratio of senior citizens and the increasing numbers of singles into consideration, the favourite activities of 70-plus citizens become more and more significant. Today´s modern society can offer a wide range of leisure-time activities options during retirement. Thanks to prevention, a healthier diet and sophisticated medication, senior citizens tend to feel not only healthier than their parents used to be, they have also achieved a higher standard of education and thus they expect to enjoy a generally better quality of life. The achievement this goal senior is not pre-conditioned by financial means alone, but predominantly by a change in the fulfilment of life. The objective of my work: The objective of my work consists in the detection of favourite activities of seventy-plus citizens and in the determination of the main determinants, i. e. health condition, natural social environment and stay in institutions for senior citizens. Hypotheses: H1 ? The natural social environment plays a significant role in seventy-plus citizens, H2 ? Institutions for senior citizens have a relevant impact on the available leisure-time activities, H3 ? The health condition is the basic pre-requisite of the range and choice of leisure-time activities in seventy-plus citizens The method of quantitative research was selected for the purposes of confirming or disproving the above hypotheses. The data were collected on the basis of a controlled questionnaire filled in by seventy-plus senior citizens living both in their natural social environment and in institutions. Senior citizens living in the České Budějovice region were interviewed and the respondents were divided into a group living in their natural social environment and a group of those staying in institutions. Both questionnaires consisted in 17 questions. The final number of respondents amounted to 116, 56 of which were living in their natural social environment and 60 in institutions. Data collection: The results of my diploma work suggest that health condition seems to have the most impact on favourite activities. In terms of favourite activities, there is a considerable difference between senior citizens living in their natural social environment and those staying in institutions. The research has confirmed the hypotheses H1, H2 and H3. Conclusions: Modern society should provide a better and more complex standard of awareness of the leisure-time activities options available to the seventy-plus generation. This would improve their general situation and quality of life.
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