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The Results of the 2009 Elderhostel Program in Taiwan.
- Source :
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Educational Gerontology . Jul2014, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p518-530. 13p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Since 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has sponsored a number of short-term residential educational programs aimed at senior citizens and administered by local colleges and universities. In 2009, the Ministry of Education named a project the Elderhostel Program (notwithstanding the lack of involvement by the United States organization, which owns the English name as a trademark), and commissioned 28 colleges and universities to provide five-day residential educational programs to senior citizens age 55 or over. The present study analyzes the results of the 2009 Elderhostel Program. A total of 560 questionnaires were sent to the 28 schools, each of which randomly selected 20 participants to be respondents. A total of 380 of the questionnaires were returned, and 365 (or 65%) were selected. Three conclusions were drawn from the present study: (a) in general, participants were satisfied with the programs they had attended; (b) most were willing to participate in similar programs in the future; and (c) most report being happier after the programs. Based on these findings, suggestions for the Ministry of Education, colleges and universities, educators, organizers, and policy-makers who work with senior citizens are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03601277
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Educational Gerontology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94773431
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2013.849184