Education of Elderly

Pre-requisites: The requirements are in accordance with the fourth year of studies admission requirements.

Course objectives: Understanding the particularities of learning in the third life age and developing of educational programmes for older people’s needs.

Course description: Theoretical course Types of constitution of older people’s learning discipline; Old age as a civilization’s problem; Social and scientific basics of aging; Demographic changes and aging; Comparative perspectives of older people education; Practical course Developmental orientation and learning of older people; Older person as a student; Motives, educational needs and interests of older people; Selection of contents and organization of learning for older people; Evaluation of educational programmes for older people; Practical work at the Third Age University.

Learning Outcomes: Students understands the particularities of learning in the third life age, knows to apply the methodology for research of the specific educational needs of the third generation, to develop educational programmes for older people, knows to organize, manage, evaluate the educational process of older people.

Literature/Reading:

• Savićević D, Učenje i starenje, Institut za pedagogiju i andragogiju, Beograd, 2004;
• Medić S, »Obrazovanje starih: stanje, mogućnosti i potrebe«, Gerontološki zbornik, Gerontološko društvo Srbije, Beograd, 1989, str. 56-62
• Medić S, »Različita značenja i mogućnosti obrazovanja u trećem životnom dobu», Gerontološki zbornik, Gerontološko društvo Srbije, Beograd, 1991, str. 63-66
• Medić S, »Interesi i motivi obrazovanja u trećem životnom dobu», Gerontološki zbornik, br. 1, Gerontološko društvo Srbije, Beograd, 1993, str. 116-120
• Medić S, »Novi oblici obrazovanja starih na Univerzitetu za treće doba», Andragogija, br. 10-12, Savez andragoških društava Jugoslavije, Zagreb, 1989, str. 32-40
• Bulatović Ranko, «Mogućnost zasnivanja gerontagogije kao andragoške discipline», u: Andragogija, broj 9-10, Savez andragoških društava Jugoslavije, Zagreb, 1985
• Jarvis P, «Trends in Education and Gerontology», u: Educational Gerontology, Vol. 16, No. 4, Taylor & Francis, 1990
• Kujundžić N, «Obrazovanje starih ljudi – Stanje, razvoj i perspektive», u: Andragogija, br. 1-3, Savez andragoških društava Jugoslavije, Zagreb, 1985
• Colleman, A, «Preparation for retirement in England and Wales», NIAE, Huddersfield, 1982.