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The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing - European and Asian-Pacific Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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The University of the Third Age and Active Ageing - European and Asian-Pacific Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging, 23
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This comparative resource charts the interface between the
University of the Third Age (U3A) movement and active ageing, and
in doing so, offers a comprehensive and thorough understanding of
what U3A means in different geographical and sociocultural
contexts. After first providing introductory chapters to introduce
the U3A movement and active ageing in global perspective and
tracing the origins of U3As in France, the book sets off charting
the international development of U3As in both European and
Asian-Pacific contexts. Deliberately, the book moves away from the
dominant Anglo-centric US- and UK-rooted analyses of U3As to
account for contexts of different political ideology, sociocultural
values, geography, and degrees of urbanisation and
industrialisation. Lastly, it thematises foreseeable issues,
concerns, and predicaments that the global U3A movement faces while
meeting the challenges and seizing the opportunities presented by
active ageing. The chapters' comparative perspectives encompass:
Origins and development: The Francophone model of U3As The
development and characteristics of U3As in European and
Asian-Pacific geographies From social welfare to educational
gerontology: U3As in China, Russia, Taiwan, Malaysia and South
Korea U3As in Italy, Spain and Sweden: A dynamic, flexible, and
accessible learning model Late-life learning for social inclusion:
U3As in Poland, Iceland, United Kingdom, and Malta The U3A movement
in Australia: From statewide networking to community engagement
Cross-cultural perspectives on U3As: The case of Thailand The
University of the Third Age and Active Ageing boasts welcome
contributions to the scholarship on the different histories,
structures, and challenges posed by national U3As. Readers from a
variety of backgrounds and research interests including
gerontology, geriatrics, active ageing, older adult learning,
comparative education and educational technology will find this a
necessary and valuable resource in better understanding a
globalised U3A world. "The University of the Third Age and Active
Ageing: European and Asian-Pacific Perspectives contributes to the
deep well of histories, experiences, structures, accomplishments
and problems of national U3As. It emerges as a tapestry of
extraordinary research that offers to guide the U3A movement as it
soon enters its fiftieth year of existence." - Prof. Stephen Katz.
Trent University
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