Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policy
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Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policy Tomczyk Klimczuk DOI 10.24917.9788380840911.pdf (1.7 MB)
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2017
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Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie
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This volume-"Selected Contemporary Challenges of Aging Policy"-is the most international of all published monographs from the series "Czech-Polish-Slovak Studies in Andragogy and Social Gerontology." Among the scholars trying to grasp the nuances and trends of social policy, there are diverse perspectives, resulting not only from the extensive knowledge of the authors on the systematic approach to the issue of supporting older people but also from the grounds of the represented social gerontology schools. In the texts of Volume VII interesting are both distinct and coherent elements presenting the role of local, regional and global policies in the prism of the countries from which the authors originate: the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, Turkey, and the United States. The chapters show a wealth of methodological approaches to the perception of social policy and its tools. In the texts there are issues related to the idea of active ageing, discrimination against older people in the workplace, comparability of solutions friendly to employment of older adults in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia as well as focused on the importance of educational forms (universities of the third age, senior clubs, folk high schools, and other non-formal solutions) determining an active life in old age. This monograph also attempted to answer the question regarding how to transfer the idea of intergenerational learning into the realm of practice. This issue complements the chapter on the implementation of intergenerational programs in institutions providing long-term care support. The book also outlines a public policy on ageing in the perspective of the changes over the last few decades (Slovenia) and the case demonstrating solutions to accelerate self-reliance as a key to active ageing (Turkey). We hope that seventh volume of our series will be an intellectual stimulus for further international research on change in social policy and will contribute to the dissemination of best practices as well as contribute to positive social change.
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international cooperation lifelong learning university of the third age ageing third age fourth age older persons care Turkey informal care cultural programs active ageing long-term care institution generational gap age management employment policies protection programs ageism culture old age education of older adults austerity care services economic crisis long-term care active ageing policy ideas sociological theory alternative education folk high schools intergenerational relationships learning intergenerational solidarity age discrimination labour market older workers
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Tomczyk, Łukasz, and Andrzej Klimczuk, eds. 2017. Selected Contemporary Challenges of Ageing Policy. Kraków: Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie.