Universities of the third age in Poland : emerging model for 21st century

Andrzej Klimczuk (Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, WSE, Warsaw, Poland)

Main objective of this paper is to describe emergence of a Polish Universities of the Third Age model. These are a multidisciplinary non-formal education centers, which allow formation of positive responses to the challenges of an ageing population. Article indicates main organizational changes of these institutions conditioned by internal and external factors. Essay describes transformation, differentiation factors, and characteristics of these institutions for elderly based on a critical analysis of literature.

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Year of publication:	October 31, 2013
Authors:	Klimczuk, Andrzej
Publisher:	[Zilina, Slovakia] : Scientific Publication
Subject:	creative ageing policy \| Third Age Universities \| standardization \| fourth age \| silver economy \| Education (STW) \| Polen \| Poland \| Alternde Bevölkerung \| Aging population \| Ältere Menschen \| Elderly people \| Hochschule \| Higher education institution \| Altersgruppe \| Age group

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 8 Seiten)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Sonderausgabe aus: Journal of education, psychology and social sciences ; Vol. 1, Issue 2
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/128610 [Handle]
Classification:	H75 - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare ; I20 - Education. General ; J11 - Demographic Trends and Forecasts ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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