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What is the motivation of the seniors to the study of the universities of the third age?
BLAŽKOVÁ, Adéla
The work presented is focused on the study motivation regarding U3V. The main goal of this work is to examine the most common types of motivation of seniors in relation to the U3V study programme and to compare them with aspects which could potentially influence the overall motivation. This shall be achieved via research. Furthermore, this work is also focused on the problematic of motivation as a separate topic and as such deals with the already existing theory of motivation and attempts to use these as a learning ground for determining what the actual motivation to study the U3V programme is. This work consists of theoretical and practical parts.
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Czech public libraries as an institution of lifelong learning with a focus on seniors
Stluková, Iva ; Landová, Hana (advisor) ; Zadražilová, Iva (referee)
(in English): This thesis is dedicated to projects of lifelong learning in Czech public libraries. Its aim is to examine to what extent Czech public libraries are devoted to lifelong learning, especially retiree education, and further, to analyze specific educational projects. Considering the demographic development of the Czech population, there is highlighted the importance and the significance of organizing such programs in the libraries. The first part of the thesis presents theoretical basis and explains terms such as lifelong learning and education, learning society, and formal, non-formal, and informal education. Another part of the thesis deals with gerontopedagogy and old age pensioners. Specific forms of adult education are also presented here. In the practical part, there is an analysis of educational projects of libraries and the questionnaires of the participants are evaluated.
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Education of Seniors in Civil Society Organizations in the Czech Republic
Matějková, Tereza ; Moree, Dana (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee)
Organisations of different type and legal status engage in senior education in the Czech Republic. Civil society organisations available online are not the dominant providers of educational courses and activities for seniors in the Czech Republic. Civil society organisations represent 17 % of all providers of educational courses available online. Six civil society organisations engaged in senior education were found in the region Vysočina. Participants of the educational courses consider all activities practised in these courses to be education because they learn new skills there. They appreciate these courses for the education itself, for meaningful free time spending and for the opportunity of active life even in the time of senescence. For nearly the most important point considered by the participants so as the organisators is connecting and broadening of social contacts of the participants and creating of social network. This can be considered for the most distinct manifestation of civil society concerning senior education.
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The importance of information communication technologies in the lives of active seniors
SEDLÁKOVÁ, Iva
The thesis deals with the importance of modern information communication technologies (ICT) in the lives of active seniors. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with biological, psychological and social topics of aging as the basic demarcation of the present conception of the old age issue. It follows up the information and computer literacy, the methods and forms of the education of seniors considering the acquisition of knowledge and skills within using modern means of communication. In the practical part of the thesis the quantitative research has been interpreted, the goal of which was to find out the importance of ICT for active seniors, the frequency and the rate of using means of technology. At the end of the thesis there are the results of the research discussed how they influence the quality of life of active seniors and as possible forms of communication for informing seniors about cultural events and their acquisition in social life.
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