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WORKSHOP 5 OPENING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADULTS

WORKSHOP 5 OPENING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADULTS. SESSION 3 EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES. SPAIN'S UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACTIVE AGEING CONCEPCIÓN BRU – NURIA RUIZ. Final Conference on Implementing the Action Plan on Adult Learning

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WORKSHOP 5 OPENING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADULTS

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  1. WORKSHOP 5 OPENING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADULTS SESSION 3 EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES SPAIN'S UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACTIVE AGEING CONCEPCIÓN BRU – NURIA RUIZ Final Conference on Implementing the Action Plan on Adult Learning “It is always a good time to learn” Budapest, 7-9 March 2011

  2. ORIGINS OF AEPUM • Massive appearance of Older Adult University Programmes (hereinafter OAUPs) at diverse Spanish Universities • Emergence of these programmes: end of 1970s • Spread to most Spanish universities: 1995-2000 • Programmes achieve a distinct academic and organisational structure • Present situation in Spain (AEPUM data): • 54 Universities developing programmes for older adults • 40 of them form part of the AEPUM (33,861 senior students) SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 2

  3. STATISTICS OAUP CREATION CHRONOLOGY – AEPUM MEMBERS SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 3

  4. WHY UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS? • Social achievements in the second half of the 21st century • Democratisation of knowledge • Demographic and economic issues require a new management approach to these older adult university programmes • Huge increase in the number of programmes •  need to define them, to establish their main characteristics regarding academic structure, teaching offer, organic dependence, goals, etc. •  need to exchange educational experiences, research, best practices and management processes with the aim of finding solutions to common problems • 2002: Appearance of a National Commission for Older Adult University Programmes • 2004: Foundation as ‘AEPUM’ SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 4

  5. AEPUM’S ESSENTIAL AIMS • Promoting educational university programmes, thus contributing to seniors’ formative and cultural development • Favouring and developing dialogue between universities, public administrations and private institutions • Searching for solutions to meet older adults’ formative needs • Acting as an information and advice centre for older adult programmes SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 5

  6. AEPUM MEMBERS SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 6

  7. STATISTICS DISTRIBUTION OF AEPUM UNIVERSITIES WITH SENIOR PROGRAMMES BY AUTONOMOUS REGIONS SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 7

  8. EVOLUTION OF OLDER ADULT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES Social and economic changes influenced students’ profile Initially: most students without secondary or higher education levels completed Now: Students with higher or secondary education levels completed come back to university for continuous training and lifelong learning These are their goals:  Acquiring new competences and skills  Widening their knowledge for labour market or personal aims  Personal development  Avoiding dependence and social exclusion SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 8

  9. SENIORS 50+ OAUPs STUDENTS BY GENDER2009-2010 SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 9

  10. OAUPs STUDENTS REGISTERED BY AGE GROUP SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 10

  11. WHAT DO STUDENTS SEEK IN THESE PROGRAMMES? • Aquisition of basic competences for our present society (ICTs, languages) • Promotion of scientific knowledge and critical thinking • Access to university studies for those who did not have the chance in the past • Culture, art and sports activities • Improved personal development, physical and emotional well-being (self-esteem, autonomy, memory, social skills) • Collaborative learning, associationism (university and out-of-university contexts, voluntary programmes, intergenerational activities) SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 11

  12. POTENTIAL DEMAND LEARNING - PDL Sociodemographic characteristics in Spain: the lack of education among citizens over 60 years of age and specially among women (56%) means a potential demand for learning. This demand should be met following the recommendations expressed in national and international policies. TABLE 1.1 – Senior population evolution, 2009-2050 * 2009 data are true figures; 2020-2050 data correspond to future forecasts . INE (Spain’s National Statistics Institute) To conclude this point, we can mention that at present, citizens over 50 years of age (the addressees of older adult university programmes) represent one third of the country’s total population (33.1%) and, therefore, their number largely exceeds the figures corresponding to high schools and university population. And the specific demand from this social group will undoubtedly grow even more in the future. SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 12

  13. DEMOGRAPHIC TENDENCY INVERSION Percentage YEARS * 2009 data are true figures; data for 2020-2050 are future forecasts. INE SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 13

  14. POTENTIAL LEARNING DEMAND We must draw a distinction within the potential learning demand between: • People for whom education means personal development, cognitive activity, active ageing and prevention of exclusion and dependence • Those groups for whom education is directly related to the labour market Demographic change in Spain  Need for experts in older adults’ education along with open and flexible methodologies and programmes  Specific education adapted to a concrete demand, within formal and non-formal environments, recognising seniors’ experience and focused on lifelong learning SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 14

  15. THE NEW SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL SCENARIO Lifelong training • As a general strategy in the field of economic competitiveness • Requires adapting services so that they can be accessed by a huge number of mature atypical students • As a key element and a new paradigm for the interaction between active ageing, quality of life, dependency prevention and cost-saving in the Spanish sociosanitary system SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER ADULTS 15

  16. Experimental Sciences Health and Social Action Humanities Permanent University Computer Science, Image and Sound Teaching Research Best Practices Autonomous Development A C T I O N S Society and Law

  17. GENERAL INFORMATION • SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMME • OBJECTIVES: • promotion of science, culture and inter-generational relationships • improving older adults’ quality of life • encouraging their active participation in dynamic social and community activities • Created in 1999 • 1,300 students at the San Vicente Campus and the Alicante Town University Venue • 112 teachers impart their subjects between October and June PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 17

  18. WHERE DO THEY LEARN? Permanent University students share the same services and facilities with young students: libraries, laboratories, sports centre, restaurants and accommodation. In the classrooms at San Vicente Campus and the Alicante Town University Venue. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 18

  19. WHERE DO THEY LEARN? • University Venues in the Alicante province as well as other rural and tourist areas. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 19

  20. FORMAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMME - SENIOR DIPLOMA • Adults above 50 years of age • Residents in the Valencian Autonomous Region • People who wish to improve their socio-cultural status • No previous formal qualifications required • Senior Diploma STUDENTS BY GENDER PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 20

  21. ICT IMPORTANCE - EVOLUTION ICT SUBJECTS – EVOLUTION BY YEARS STUDENTS’ ENROLMENT IN ICTs 2010-11 879 Students PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 21

  22. EVOLUTION IN NUMBER OF SUBJECTS BY AREAS PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 22

  23. NON-FORMAL PROGRAMME SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS http://www.ua.es/en/upua/actividades/index.html CONFERENCES: http://www.ua.es/en/upua/actividades/actividades_institucionales2.html CULTURAL SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES: http://www.veu.ua.es/en/ SENIOR STUDENTS INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS: http://www.proyectosupua.es/index_en.html SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 23

  24. RESEARCH PROJECTS LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH: ACTIVE LEARNING • ADAPTATION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES • EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY AND INNOVATION • GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT • CULTURE AND ANTHROPOLOGY • RECOVERING HISTORICAL MEMORY • CULTURAL AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRATION •  ACTIVE AGEING AND HEALTH • ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION  • SENIORS AND MASS MEDIA PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 24

  25. SPECIALISATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMME The Permanent University also develops specialisation initiatives within the framework of research projects and national as well as international cooperation schemes. http://www.proyectosupua.es/index_en.html NATIONAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS BEST PRACTICES PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 25

  26. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF UNIVERSITY SENIORS ININITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES They are developed by the UPUA in collaboration with those students who have shown more interest, proposing different projects: self-learning, volunteers and others related to the students and alumni association. • Areas: • ICTs • Languages • Research Students can not only approach these fields but also acquire and share knowledge within the framework of collaborative learning http://www.proyectosupua.en/ PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 26

  27. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF UNIVERSITY SENIORS ININITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES http://www.proyectosupua.en/ PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 27

  28. STUDENTS’ AUTONOMOUS DEVELOPMENT Based on best practices Students work with platforms and other virtual environments Creation of Blogs, Wikis, Groups in Social Networks, Digital Newspapers, own web pages, …… where students’ works and materials are reproduced (podcasts, videos, photo-albums, photos, music, multimedia tasks) Contact with different national and international groups via Internet PERMANENT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE 28

  29. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE www.aepumayores.org/en

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