MAJOR TRENDS IN THE EDUCATION FOR THE THIRD AGE PERSONS IN ST PETERSBURG Cover Image

MAJOR TRENDS IN THE EDUCATION FOR THE THIRD AGE PERSONS IN ST PETERSBURG
MAJOR TRENDS IN THE EDUCATION FOR THE THIRD AGE PERSONS IN ST PETERSBURG

Author(s): Svetlana Tereshchenko, Tatiana Tereshkina
Subject(s): Adult Education
Published by: Fakultet za poslovne studije i pravo
Keywords: third age education; gerontology; training needs assessment for the third age persons

Summary/Abstract: The aim of article is to describe the situation with the third-age education in St Petersburg, to show the main tendencies and trends in such education. The results of investigation about the training needs of the third age people from St Petersburg are presented. The investigation was made in St Petersburg in March 2015 in the frame of the exhibition “Third age generation that is organized “. The results of the investigation were used for organizing educational process in the Third Age Institute in St Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design.

  • Issue Year: 5/2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 111-117
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English