Geragogika montessoriańska w ujęciu Camerona Campa oraz Christine Mitterlechner

Author(s): Ewa Kamińska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2019

The article presents two non-pharmacological therapeutic methods applied to people in late adulthood: “Montessori for Seniors” by Cameron Camp (Stroińska, 2017; Stroińska, 2018) and “Joy of learning throughout life” by Christine Mitterlechner (Dudek, 2018). The study presents a practical dimension of their application in the development and rehabilitation of the elderly, with varying degrees of cognitive difficulty. Presented views of montessorian geragogy are derived from the pedagogy of Maria Montessori, but they focus on other aspects of this method. “Montessori for Seniors” puts the focus of daily activities and appropriate adaptation of the environment to enable the elderly (also with dementia) to function independently. In “Joy of learning” the main area of issues is sensory stimulation and the proper structure of classes conducive to neurocognitive rehabilitation. Although the scope and impact of the two methods are different, they can be used complementarily in working with the elderly because their common goal, although implemented in other ways, is to support the development and learning of seniors and counteract the effects of cognitive deterioration.

Holistyczna opieka nad człowiekiem chorym u schyłku życia i jego rodziną w środowisku domowym (zadania i sposób ich realizacji)

Author(s): Krystyna Klimek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2005

Holistycznie o starości, starzeniu się i niepełnosprawności

Author(s): Emilia Lewicka-Kalka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1 (11)/2018

Review of: Emilia Lewicka-Kalka - Recenzja: Adam A. Zych (red.), Encyklopedia starości, starzenia się i niepełnosprawności. Katowice: Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Thesaurus Silesiae – Skarb Śląski, 2017, t. 2 H-O, s. 443.

ICT AS A BASE FOR QUALITY SILVER ECONOMY

Author(s): Milan Puvača / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Since the world’s population is aging, there have been numerous articles, books, and research conducted on that topic connected with the quality of life, expectations, and realistic possibilities. An additional point in favor of considering the elderly population as an unresearched economy or market is that for the first time since 2018 we have more people over 64 than children younger than 5 years of age. Elderly people today are of course different than previous generations of pensioners. This is especially important when it comes to technology usage. On the other hand, information and communication technology has never been more affordable and accessible. Software solutions have become our everyday passion and mobile devices are the last thing we check before falling asleep. Also, the information, in general, is more important and easier to get and resourceful for different kinds of analysis. The main aim of the chapter is to research ICT options and solutions for the population gathered under the umbrella term Silver Economy (the elderly in our societies). Services and applications which can make their life easier and better will be considered together with preparation of pensioners to use ICT. Mainly analyzing statistical data, the chapter will use a short questionnaire and interviews to check the situation in the local environment. Finally, a comparison will be made among the elderly population in terms of ICT usage in Japan, the USA, the EU, and Croatia.

ICT USE GAP AMONG THE ELDERLY: EVIDENCE FROM THE EU COUNTRIES

Author(s): Jovanka Damoska Sekuloska / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

ICT is considered as one of the fundamental values and contribution to the digital economy. ICT use is becoming an increasingly crucial determinant for the old-age population to meet their demands for high-quality life and low-cost services. However, ICT use, including the employment of online purchase of the elderly population, varies widely among different EU-281 countries. This study aims to investigate Internet usage, especially in terms of online purchase behaviors among elderly Europeans aged 65 and older. Through clustering analysis, the aim of the paper is to identify the heterogeneity in Internet usage among the elderly population in the EU members. Results highlight the gap that exists in the level of online purchasing widely among EU countries.

IMPLICATIONS OF A NEW ERA OF MEDIA ON THIRD AGED PERSONS IN THE CONTEXT OF MEDIA LITERACY

Author(s): Nefreteta Zekić Eberhard,Zrinka Stanić / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Media literacy has been recognized in European Union documents related to audiovisual and media policy as an essential factor in the modern information society, with commitment to education on this issue at all levels. However, most education programs are focused on preschool and school-age, while at the same time, some recent research shows that people over 65 are the ones who, for various reasons (primarily, ignorance), spread most misinformation or fake news via social networks. This research seeks to gain insight into the extent to which third-person consumers are media consumers, what the forms of media are they are most in touch with, and to what extent they can distinguish informative media content from covert marketing advertising. It also seeks to gain insight into the aftermath of a generation of passive media consumers with modern media technology that offers a proactive approach to participation and information formation for the masses and to answer the question as to how much they create and shape information through social networks and communication platforms. The research is conducted on a representative sample of third-age media content consumers through questionnaires and in-depth interviews, and the analysis of the results obtained aims at determining their media knowledge, experiences, habits, and insights.

Informačné a komunikačné technológie vo vzdelávaní seniorov

Author(s): Romana Schunová / Language(s): Slovak / Issue: 1/2020

Information and communication technologies and social media including are becoming an inevitable part of modern education. All generations including the elderly ought to have an access to modern education. It is necessary to educate senior citizens in the field of modern technologies. The education of the older people in the process of active ageing needs to be inovated and modernized in accordance with the needs of modern society.

Inicjatywy pracowników socjalnych podejmowane wobec osób starszych w środowisku zamieszkania. Na przykładzie wybranych projektów socjalnych

Author(s): Teresa Zbyrad / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2019

The content of the article focuses on the issues of the elderly and the role of a social worker in the local environment. The aim of the article is to show the initiatives taken by social workers taking into account the problems and needs of older people. The source material has become social projects implemented by social workers who raise their qualifications and apply for second degree specialization. The research method is the analysis of existing data, in this case social projects. Social projects were implemented in 2017–2018. The article presents only selected projects, and thus also the problems of seniors. Social workers through projects prove how much can be done for older people thanks to the ingenuity, willingness and integration of social service forces in a given local community. At the same time, they show what problems elderly people are facing and what challenges they face in society.

Instytucjonalizacja relacji międzypokoleniowych – korzyści łączenia placówek opiekuńczych dla seniorów i dzieci

Author(s): Monika Mucha / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2019

The article has a descriptive character, and the object of the discussion is the idea of creating intergenerational homes, enabling establishing relationships between the younger and the older generation. Both in Poland and in the world there is a trend of population aging. In the near future, Poland will be at the forefront of the countries with the largest number of older people in the population. The changing social structure brings with it many changes visible in every area of human life. The main purpose of the articles was to show the specificity of old age in terms of social relations. On the basis of the literature analysis of the subject, available data and reports, an attempt was made to determine the importance of institutionalization of generational relations by combining care facilities for seniors and children.

Instytucjonalny system wsparcia osób starszych

Author(s): Dorota Bielec,Agata Kupczyk,Iwona Pająk,Zofia Szarota / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2007

Introduction

Author(s): Elżbieta Dubas / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

The text presents the contents of the current issue of “Nauki o Wychowaniu. Studia Interdyscyplinarne” and emphasizes the context of multi-/interdisciplinary gerontology studies conducted in Poland.

Jobcoaching – a Method of Age Management in an Organisation

Author(s): Halina H. Sobocka-Szczapa / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2015

Population aging phenomenon, which takes place globally, forces organisations to change their approach to human resource management. An interest in humanistic approach to management issues, including human resource management, that has been recently popular among HR experts, became the starting point for the analysis presented in this paper. It seems that jobcoaching is closely connected with this notion, which is aimed at understanding and improving the lot of human in the world of organisation, especially when people have the possibility to be active on the labour market for a longer time. Similarly, as in case of the basic assumptions of the humanistic approach to management, jobcoaching puts to the fore the need to understand the personal experience of the members of the organisation. The purpose of this paper is to present the jobcoaching as a method of age management in organisations. The paper verifies a research hypothesis, that in systematically changing conditions of the organisation, the use of jobcoaching can improve the company’s operations, as well as it can be a starting point for changing the attitudes of employees and employers to the situation prevailing in the environment.

Konferencje gerontologiczne z cyklu „Refleksje nad starością”

Author(s): Marcin Muszyński / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2020

The paper describes the “Reflections on Old Age” gerontology conferences organized by the Department of Andragogy and Social Gerontology. The main purpose of these conferences was to start fruitful meetings devoted to issues of old age and the process of ageing. The paper also presents a new editorial series entitled “Reflections on Old Age”.

Krytyczne wydarzenia życiowe i ich znaczenie w biografiach seniorów

Author(s): Karolina Kuryś-Szyncel,Aleksandra Błachnio / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2020

The article presents the preliminary results of a wider intergenerational study on critical life events. A background analysis of theoretical works on critical life events has led to the selection of criteria (such as the unexpectedness of an event, unpredictability of its effects, its equivocation, type and the nature of life changes itcauses) that were used to review the collected narratives of the respondents. The authors attempt to reconstruct critical life events that are the most typical and significant in the biographies of seniors. The seniors’ temporal perspective (decline of life, time of summaries) encourages a more reflective narration that unveils the rich exemplification of potential effective and ineffective life strategies, the subjective quality of life, and the basis of life wisdom.

Kwestia opiekuńcza w agendzie polityki senioralnej w Polsce

Author(s): Rafał Bakalarczyk / Language(s): English,Polish / Issue: 4/2017

The article is about the contemporary agenda of the policy for senior citizens in Poland, concerning especially the long-term care issue. In the first part, there are key concepts of the article defined, such as "agenda in the public policy", "policy for senior citizens" and long-term care issue". In the second part, there are several policy documents and programmes for the aged examined, which provides the overview of the current elderly and long-term policy and its agenda. !e analysis includes the governmental documents and programmes, as well as the activity (concerning long-term care for the elderly) of some other central institutions such as the Ombudsman and Supreme Audit Office and Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. The article ends with the conclusions.

LIFELONG LEARNING PERSPECTIVES AND EFFECTS IN THE AGING SOCIETY SEGMENT THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Author(s): Helena Štimac,Ivan Kelić,Davorin Turkalj / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

The prevalence of the aging society phenomenon in the last decade forces governments, countries, and people to re-evaluate the perspectives and potential of lifelong learning and the effects it has on the society as a whole. According to World Bank data, the percentage in the total world population in the 0-14 year-old segment is declining, while the United Nations predict that by the year 2050 there will be more people over the age of 60 (2.1 billion) than the adolescents and young people aged 10-24 years (2 billion). The segment of elderly people has longer life expectancy and better overall health condition due to advances in medicine and technology. These trends implicate urgency for better inclusion and defining new roles for this segment. The most effective way to do this is to enable the elderly to have access to information and to know how to properly use it. The major role in this shift is certainly played by information and communication technology. The aim of this paper is to examine the state and possibilities of including the elderly as a more active society member through the use of digital technology and lifelong learning.

Local Government Expenditures on Care Services vs. Demographic Changes in Poland

Author(s): Agnieszka Monika Bobrowska / Language(s): English / Issue: 347/2020

Local governments as the smallest units of territorial self‑government in Poland are responsible for providing care services. The growing number of the elderly can influence the expenditures level connected with ensuring proper care for them, and it may constitute a growing problem for local government, especially for districts with a lower level of socio‑economic development. In recent years, a quite high increase in benefits amount due to care services and specialist care services has been observed. Therefore, a question arises whether a significant dependence can be observed between the share of the elderly in the population and the degree of local governments’ financial burden due to providing care services. The aim of this paper is to indicate voivodeships where local governments bear the biggest burden of providing care services and to verify whether it is connected with their demographic situation. The data which were subject to the static analysis conducted came from public sources: the report of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland and elaborations of the Central Statistic Office. The situation of particular voivodeships has been defined in the scope of society ageing and burdening local government with care services. Only in the case of half of voivodeships it has been proven that the level (low, medium or high) of burden of the said services corresponds to the same level of the number of the elderly in their population, which can confirm that the amount of care services is connected with a demographic situation of a given voivodeship.

Ludzie starsi w rodzinach wiejskich a system wsparcia dla nich w pomocy społecznej

Author(s): Alicja Kycia / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2007

Mcdonaldyzacja starości

Author(s): Urszula Kusio / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2007

Medykalizacja starości na podstawie wybranych przykładów filmowych

Author(s): Anita Gałuszka,Eryka Probierz / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2020

The paper deals with the phenomenon of the medicalization of old age. In the process of medicalization, a natural, developmental, cultural, and social phenomenon changes into a medical problem. The process is concluded when a given attribute returns toculture as a medical issue. Examples of such a return include the tendentious image of elderly people in the public space and the media, in particular in films. Recognizing this phenomenon is the first step to a more critical and reflective reception of such messages and, as a consequence, using the medicalized approach to old age less and less frequently. The aim of the paper is to describe the phenomenon of medicalization of old age in films. Due to the role played by films in modelling of attitudes, the intensity of certain patterns may stigmatize the elderly. In order to examine whether such a phenomenon occurs, 37 films have been selected and analysed in terms of the selected aspects of medicalization. The work is empirical and the obtained results indicate that medicalization of old age is a very popular film motif.