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Gerontological education: a pathway towards advancing the rights of older people
This article aims to highlight the role of education in advancing the rights of older people. Raising awareness and sharing knowledge about the rights of older people through rights-based education can empower students, when entering their field of work, to be advocates for rights within their employment settings and local communities. The effectiveness of a rights-based educational training for organizations working with refugees in Jordan, which took place in Amman in January 2020, is analyzed using the participant-focused Transformative Human Rights Education (THRED) as a framing structure. Our analysis found that train...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - July 12, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kimberly J Stoeckel Ingrid Eyers Kelly G Fitzgerald Source Type: research

The evolution of universities of the third age around the world: A historical review
This article highlights the importance of older adult education while discussing U3A's structure and models. The article explores the origins and historical development of the U3A model and its influence on recent initiatives like the Age-Friendly Universities movement. It then focuses on the impact of French and British Models of U3A on providing older adult education. There is a general discussion of the expansion of these organizations in several countries and a comparison of each's curricular structure and approach. The article concludes with suggested future directions and potential areas of improvement (e.g. technolo...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - July 6, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Giuliana Casanova Joyce Weil Margarida Cerqueira Source Type: research