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Selected Aspects of the Active Aging among Students of the University of the Third Age
Fialová, Eliška ; Šerák, Michal (advisor) ; Vojtko, Tibor (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with selected aspects of the concept of active aging in the context of education at the University of the Third Age. The thesis is divided into two parts - the first part consists of four chapters and presents basic thematic units (age and aging, theoretical concepts concerning age and aging, active aging) using domestic and foreign literature. The work defines the concepts of age, aging and older adult, summarizes related demographic contexts, and presents the Universities of the Third Age and their role in education of older adults. It also presents the concept of active aging and its development and three other concepts related to active aging (healthy, successful and productive aging) using mainly foreign sources. The concept of active aging is then brought closer to the point of view of several international organizations and, consequently, its key aspects are outlined. The second part of the thesis contains quantitative survey among students of the University of the Third Age and focuses on previously defined aspects, especially on participation in the labour market, participation in physical activities, participation in volunteering and other possibilities of active leisure time in old age. The collected data are then evaluated and interpreted. Keywords old age,...
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Civic participation of older people in the context of the University of the Third Age
Biláková, Kristýna ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Benyovszky, Selma (referee)
The thesis "Civic participation of older people in the context of the University of the Third Age" focuses on the role of civic participation in the lives of active older people who attend the University of the Third Age. This role is examined in the context of adult education, specifically through a leisure education program, which is dedicated to educating older people, i.e. the University of the Third Age. From a demographic perspective, the elderly population will continue to grow. This will be unavoidably reflected in the development of civil society in which older people participate. This makes it relevant to pay older people as an active group more research attention. Qualitative data were collected via in-depth interviews. Attention was paid namely to the interviewees' attitudes to and experience of civic participation they have accumulated over their life course. The analysed respondents' accounts indicate that they understand participation as activities related to politics and as politically oriented activities. They attach the greatest importance to political participation. Formal participation also occurs, but the respondents do not stress this participation as they rather take it for granted.
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How active seniors cope with stereotyping
Pokorná, Kateřina ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The diploma thesis "How active seniors cope with stereotyping" presents the view of active senior citizens on the issue of ageism in Czech society. Research based on analysis of semi-structured interviews shows that active seniors do not consider inequality as a major problem, mainly because of their life optimism, which helps them overcome the stereotypes. Another important strategy the respondents - active seniors - apply is building/keeping a distance between themselves and the rest of the senior population, upon which they look the same way as the rest of Czech society does. The idea that they themselves do not match the prejudices, but the other seniors do, reinforces the stereotypical view of older people and also presents the active seniors as exceptional. The veneration of an active lifestyle in old age does not seem to be a direct effect of active aging trend, as all respondents had been very active throughout their whole life. Although active seniors present themselves as open to society, they prefer to spend their free time with other (active) people of their own age. Despite the rhetoric of assertiveness they are often passive, when confronted with discrimination, and try to sidestep an anticipated unpleasant situation.
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The life of seniors in different types of settlements in Vysočina Region
Holasová, Lenka ; Šťastná, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Dragomirecká, Eva (referee)
(in English) The aim of this bachelor thesis is to compare selected aspects of life of seniors living in different types of settlements in the Vysočina Region. The compared settlements are the county town of Jihlava, the former district town Pelhřimov, and Kamenice nad Lipou which is a municipality with an authorized municipal office. The work consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals with terms related to senior age, the elderly, meaningfulness of life, active ageing, and demographics of the Czech Republic. The main sources used were reference books, Fram planning documents and other documents from the areas of the research. The practical part contains the actual research, which consists of a semi-structured questionnaire and a personal observation of specific age groups of seniors in the monitored areas. The outcomes of the research describe availability of social and health services in the settlements, aspects of life which are important to seniors and ways the requirements for the quality of life of seniors in those locations are fulfilled. To summarize, the results revealed that there is a lack of security and an unresolved issue of the Roma ethnic in Jihlava, in both, Pelhřimov and Kamenice nad Lipou, sidewalks are in a bad state of repair, and in Kamenice nad...
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European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 in Czech Republic and Germany
Konečná, Sabina ; Hejzlarová, Eva (advisor) ; Kotrusová, Miriam (referee)
The aim of thesis European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 in Czech Republic and Germany is to describe and compare the approach of these two countries to the said initiative of the European Union. The society increasingly has to deal with the effects of demographic aging, which affects not only the seniors, but also other members of the population. It affects both the economy and life in larger or smaller communities. International organizations devote a lot of attention to this issue. The European Union is not an exception. It initiates various actions in order to accomplish set targets for member countries. One of the most prominent was the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012. Author focuses on the comparison of positions between the two neighboring countries, ie. mainly to set out specific objectives and measures, which would help these goals were fulfilled, all in accordance with the European Union. It reveals not only differences which may be between the Czech Republic and Germany in this regard to find, but also some common elements. Part of this work is the description of the impact of Europeanization, which has recently been talking more and more often in the context of the European integration process.
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The Effectiveness of Cognitive Support for Seniors in the Context of Viewing the Old Age
Waidingerová, Iveta ; Štětovská, Iva (referee) ; Uhlář, Pavel (referee)
The present Rigorous Thesis treats the cognitive function training and physical exercise of seniors in the context of viewing the old age. It touches upon the problematic of active ageing which is highly relevant nowadays. The theoretical part deals with current findings and results of studies mainly with regard to cognitively healthy seniors. The practical part represents a questionnaire-based analysis ascertaining how the adult population across the age spectrum evaluates selected abilities of elderly individuals and, furthermore, it represents research determining the subjectively perceived effect, both short and long-term, of combining the cognitive function exercise, also known as a memory training, and the physical exercise in cognitively healthy individuals at senior age. Keywords: ageing, active ageing, training of cognitive functions, memory training, physical exercise, self-sufficiency.
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Concept of Age Management in Organizations in the Czech Republic
Steklíková, Eliška ; Kocianová, Renata (advisor) ; Šerák, Michal (referee)
This diploma thesis summarises current approaches to age management, or human resources management taking in account the age and skills of employees in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part of this paper deals with the background of this concept, describes the present demographical development, its consequences in the labour field, and the problem of aging population which is visible in the need to adapt applied management strategies in organisations to this trend. There are mentioned several programmes, thoughts, and legislative measures on which the newest concepts and strategic plans in Europe and the Czech Republic are based. The empirical part of the thesis focuses on a specific level of organisations, and consists of two surveys. The first one is a comparative case study for which data were collected in two organisations which have recently implemented measures stemming from age management strategies. These measures are then specified and confronted with the statements of the employees who, in semi-structured interviews with the author, talked about the changes that were put into practice under the concept of age management, and about the discrimination of persons over 50 years of age on the labour market. The second survey was carried out by a questionnaire distributed online to...
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