DocumentCode :
567759
Title :
Lifelong learning paradigms for seniors
Author :
Urano, Yoshiyori
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Global Inf. & Telecommun. Studies, Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Volume :
1
fYear :
2012
fDate :
3-5 Aug. 2012
Firstpage :
3
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Recently, Japan has turned to be an aging society where approximately one in five people are elderly, aged 65 or over. This situation results in urgent needs of schemes through which the elderly (seniors) can live vividly and meaningfully, namely live a life with “IKIGAI (motivation in life)”including social participation and self-actuation. I would like to talk about building lifelong learning paradigms through which seniors can find out “IKIGAI” and fully enjoy their active lives. First, we examine what are "IKIGAl" for seniors, mainly focusing on what factors contribute to their QOL (Quality of Life). Social participation is one of key factors for their happy lives. Second, we investigate structures of lifelong learning for seniors from viewpoints of learners\´ learning purposes or goals which could be grouped into the followings; (a) Group A: Active Paid Worker, (b) Group B: Volunteer, (c) Group C: Educated Person and (d) Group D: Hobbyist. Seniors of Group A and B have desires to directly participate in the society. While seniors of group C pay a keen attention to educational and creative activities, seniors of Group D want to build communities to share common interests. We may conclude lifelong learning paradigms provide good scheme for seniors to find out "IKlGAI", especially in term of social participation. Third, we propose several schemes through which seniors can willingly participate in lifelong learning; 1)Improvement of ICT literacy/competency of seniors. 2) Establishment of course advice centers for seniors. 3) Feedback of seniors\´ learning results to the society, etc. Finally, it should be pointed out that we need social consensus between the young (juniors) and the elderly (seniors) on further development of lifelong learning paradigms for seniors from economic points of views, for example.
Keywords :
age issues; computer literacy; educational courses; ICT competency improvement; ICT literacy improvement; IKIGAI; QOL; active paid worker; aging society; course advice centers; creative activities; educated person; educational activities; elderly people; hobbyist; lifelong learning paradigms; motivation in life; quality of life; self-actuation; seniors learning results; social consensus; social participation; volunteer; Helium; Laboratories;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hokodate, Hokkaido
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2109-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITiME.2012.6291232
Filename :
6291232
Link To Document :
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