Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact

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Autor(a) principal: Jacob, Luis
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Conde-Rodrigues, Maria
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3833
Resumo: Given the growth of the number of senior universities (US or U3A) in Portugal we think it is important to know who frequents these institutions, what are their motivations and the impact it has on their health. Portugal has now, June 2020, 368 US (70% of them were created by associations) with 62.000 students and 7.500 volunteers professors. Of the 368, 296 were registered in RUTIS’s national network. The authors have created a survey that was administered in 1.016 senior students in Portugal. With this study, it was possible to trace the profile of the students who attend Senior Universities. We now know that there are essentially women, aged between 60-75 years and of all social and educational levels. As for the motives, essentially social interaction, getting active and learning, are the top reasons people join. The majority of students has noticed a development in mental and physical health, the increase of their social contacts, improvement of their ICT skills and the reduction of depression cases.
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spelling Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impactsenior universitynon-formal educationlifelong learningsenior studentsuniversité supérieureéducation non formelleapprentissage tout au long de la vieétudiants seniorsGiven the growth of the number of senior universities (US or U3A) in Portugal we think it is important to know who frequents these institutions, what are their motivations and the impact it has on their health. Portugal has now, June 2020, 368 US (70% of them were created by associations) with 62.000 students and 7.500 volunteers professors. Of the 368, 296 were registered in RUTIS’s national network. The authors have created a survey that was administered in 1.016 senior students in Portugal. With this study, it was possible to trace the profile of the students who attend Senior Universities. We now know that there are essentially women, aged between 60-75 years and of all social and educational levels. As for the motives, essentially social interaction, getting active and learning, are the top reasons people join. The majority of students has noticed a development in mental and physical health, the increase of their social contacts, improvement of their ICT skills and the reduction of depression cases.Vu la croissance du nombre d’université du troisième âge au Portugal, nous considérons qu'il est important connaître le public qui fréquente ces établissements, leurs motivations, l'impact sur la santé et s'il existe des différences significatives entre les deux pays. Les auteurs ont élaboré une enquête qui a été appliquée en 1016 étudiants seniors au Portugal. Vu la croissance du nombre d’université du troisième âge au Portugal, Selon cette étude, ça a été possible établir le profil des étudiants qui fréquentent les université du troisième âge (UTA ou U3A) au Portugal. En juin 2020, Portugal avait 368 UTA (70% créés par des associations) avec 62 000 élèves et 7 500 enseignants volontaires, dont 296 sont inscrits sur le Réseau national (RUTIS). Après cette étude, nous savons maintenant que ce sont principalement des femmes âgées de 60 à 75 ans et de tous niveaux sociaux et éducatifs. En ce qui concerne les motifs, c'est avant tout la convivialité, être actif et apprendre. La plupart des interrogés ont reconnu, des gains de santé physique et mentale, augmenté le réseau de contacts sociaux, augmenté ses connaissances en informatique et ont de faibles niveaux de dépression.European Comenius AssociationRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de SantarémJacob, LuisConde-Rodrigues, Maria2022-01-04T23:55:57Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3833engJacob, L. e Rodríguez-Conde, M. (2020). Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact, Comenius Journal, European Comenius Association, 6, 1-7.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-21T07:36:03Zoai:repositorio.ipsantarem.pt:10400.15/3833Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:55:31.793921Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
title Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
spellingShingle Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
Jacob, Luis
senior university
non-formal education
lifelong learning
senior students
université supérieure
éducation non formelle
apprentissage tout au long de la vie
étudiants seniors
title_short Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
title_full Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
title_fullStr Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
title_full_unstemmed Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
title_sort Senior Universities in Portugal characterization, motivation andhealth impact
author Jacob, Luis
author_facet Jacob, Luis
Conde-Rodrigues, Maria
author_role author
author2 Conde-Rodrigues, Maria
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Jacob, Luis
Conde-Rodrigues, Maria
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv senior university
non-formal education
lifelong learning
senior students
université supérieure
éducation non formelle
apprentissage tout au long de la vie
étudiants seniors
topic senior university
non-formal education
lifelong learning
senior students
université supérieure
éducation non formelle
apprentissage tout au long de la vie
étudiants seniors
description Given the growth of the number of senior universities (US or U3A) in Portugal we think it is important to know who frequents these institutions, what are their motivations and the impact it has on their health. Portugal has now, June 2020, 368 US (70% of them were created by associations) with 62.000 students and 7.500 volunteers professors. Of the 368, 296 were registered in RUTIS’s national network. The authors have created a survey that was administered in 1.016 senior students in Portugal. With this study, it was possible to trace the profile of the students who attend Senior Universities. We now know that there are essentially women, aged between 60-75 years and of all social and educational levels. As for the motives, essentially social interaction, getting active and learning, are the top reasons people join. The majority of students has noticed a development in mental and physical health, the increase of their social contacts, improvement of their ICT skills and the reduction of depression cases.
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