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Seniorzy w przestrzeni kulturalno-edukacyjnej społeczeństwa wiedzy
Seniors in the cultural-educational space of the knowledge society

Author(s): Zofia Szarota
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Old age; activation; social and educational activity; social re-integration of old age

Summary/Abstract: The aim of presented considerations is to show the potential of social capital which exists in the older persons’ generation. The author introduces the areas of seniors’ intellectual activity and emphasizes that society should let older people create their own life space in dimension of cognitive, cultural and social activity. The author introduces the practical solutions of idea of permanent education in gerontology perspective and characterizes the institutions of formal and informal education taking social programmes for old age re-integration into consideration.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 33 (2)
  • Page Range: 77-96
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish