Přírodovědně zaměřené kurzy univerzity třetího věku z pohledu jejich účastníků

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F23%3A10469377" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/23:10469377 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=P5eSd.Vs3H" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=P5eSd.Vs3H</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/25337556.2023.1.4" target="_blank" >10.14712/25337556.2023.1.4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

čeština

Název v původním jazyce

Přírodovědně zaměřené kurzy univerzity třetího věku z pohledu jejich účastníků

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Factors affecting the motivation to study natural sciences are intensively researched. However, most authors focus on younger age groups of the population, especially primary and secondary school students. In this study, in contrast, we focused on seniors. Their interest-based education at retirement age is becoming more and more important, as the population in the Czech Republic is aging overall. Our main aim was to discover what motivates seniors to begin studying at university, which we did by conducting semi-structured interviews with eight participants in University of the Third Age (U3A) science-oriented courses at the Faculty of Science, Charles University. In the first part of the study, we look at how the seniors view their lives, including their school years, which helps us understand why they want to begin university studies now. The majority of respondents reported that they were very happy and positive during their school years. In the second part, we take a look at their current studies of Third Age university courses. Among the most frequently-mentioned factors that motivated participants to study U3A courses were: an active way of spending free time, interest in current information, expanding what is already known (hobbies), creating new communication topics, a reason to leave the comfort of home, the opportunity to visit interesting places (excursions), the pleasant atmosphere at U3A, and home preparation for courses.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Science-Oriented Courses of the University of the Third Age from the Perspective of Their Participants

Popis výsledku anglicky

Factors affecting the motivation to study natural sciences are intensively researched. However, most authors focus on younger age groups of the population, especially primary and secondary school students. In this study, in contrast, we focused on seniors. Their interest-based education at retirement age is becoming more and more important, as the population in the Czech Republic is aging overall. Our main aim was to discover what motivates seniors to begin studying at university, which we did by conducting semi-structured interviews with eight participants in University of the Third Age (U3A) science-oriented courses at the Faculty of Science, Charles University. In the first part of the study, we look at how the seniors view their lives, including their school years, which helps us understand why they want to begin university studies now. The majority of respondents reported that they were very happy and positive during their school years. In the second part, we take a look at their current studies of Third Age university courses. Among the most frequently-mentioned factors that motivated participants to study U3A courses were: an active way of spending free time, interest in current information, expanding what is already known (hobbies), creating new communication topics, a reason to leave the comfort of home, the opportunity to visit interesting places (excursions), the pleasant atmosphere at U3A, and home preparation for courses.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Biologie-Chemie-Zeměpis

ISSN

1210-3349

e-ISSN

2533-7556

Svazek periodika

32

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

39-59

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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