The work maps the adaptative process of the clients of the Home for Seniors Hvízdal in České Budějovice. Arrival and adaptation of a senior in an institution present one of the most dangerous life events. Then the systematic work with a client is becoming a very important factor of the quality of life of seniors living in an institution. The rhythm of life in the institution should reflect the individual rhythm of every person in her/his home environment and in her/his previous life. At present, the adaptative process in one of the basic indicators of quality of life in an institution. Concidering the change of act and the newly set up conditions, this appears even to future. The basic indicator of the quality of life in an institution will be the competence of communication with the family of a client, social workers and doctors. The cooperation of these sections will ensure trouble-free adaptation to a new way of life in elderly age. Institutions which will manage this difficult task will be even in future, concidering the quality of service, found adequate.

This MA thesis encompasses the motivation of the applicant to apply for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The theoretical part analyses the needs that seniors have, describes the system of care of the elderly and its problems, as well as the limits, motivation and psychosocial aspects of family care of the elderly, and the effect of a retirement home residence on the personality and quality of life of the elderly. The empirical part is formed as a quantitative research with the use of questionnaires. Respondents were selected out of the applicants for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The aim of the empirical part of the MA thesis is to answer the key question of the entire research: what life situation is responsible for the applicant's motivation for applying for a long-term stay at a retirement home. The empirical part describes the research objectives, research methods and research groups and poses the research questions. The received data are than analyzed, and the results are subjected to a critical scrutiny in a discussion. The results of this thesis serve as a basis for creating new projects to encourage seniors to remain at their home environment, and aimed at preventing the placement of the elderly in institutional facilities

(in English): This work deals with the selection of educational opportunities for seniors with an emphasis on clients of social facilities, where there are not always enough erudite workers who would be able and willing to prepare activation programs according to the most internal needs of accommodated seniors. The quality of life of a surviving and often seriously ill senior can be maintained or at least slowed down by means of appropriately selected activities so that he feels that his life has meaning until the last moment. In the theoretical part of the work, attention is paid to the main theoretical framework of senior education - gerontagogy and the resulting forms of senior education. On the one hand, these are activities close to the academic environment - academies of the third age and similar, and on the other hand, there is a wide range of activation techniques, of which the greatest scope is given to reminiscence therapy. Simply put, these two groups of educational activities form a kind of imaginary boundary points in the education of seniors - academies of the third age and similar for independent, self-sufficient, sufficiently motivated and vital seniors, while the second group is more targeted at clients of social facilities who suffer a number of limitations, such as health, they...

La problématique de cette thèse prend sa source dans des données actuelles qui montrent la rapidité et l'intensité du vieillissement populationnel, ce qui génère une augmentation du nombre absolu d’aînés dans la population. De pair avec l’augmentation du nombre d’aînés, de nos jours, grâce aux progrès médicaux et scientifiques, plus d’aînés sont en bonne santé et cela même chez les nonagénaires. Ce panorama peut faire en sorte que plus d’aînés restent actifs, même après la retraite. Dans ce contexte, il est souhaitable de mettre à la disposition des individus des moyens afin d’encourager le vieillissement actif, dont l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie se démarque comme le principal pilier. D’une façon générale, les représentations sociales de la vieillesse et des aînés dans le contexte occidental contemporain sont souvent liées au déclin physique et cognitif. Lorsque le déclin est associé à la vieillesse, l’apprentissage pendant cette phase de la vie peut paraître impossible. La façon par laquelle l’apprentissage chez les aînés est représenté peut influencer l’accès de ces derniers aux activités d’apprentissage, ce qui peut avoir des retombées sur le vieillissement actif. La perspective intergénérationnelle de cette thèse se justifie notamment par l’augmentation des rapports intergénérationnels dans tous les contextes sociaux pour les années à venir. La présente étude a comme objectif général de dégager les représentations sociales de l’apprentissage chez les aînés selon une perspective intergénérationnelle. Les objectifs spécifiques consistent à : 1) Décrire la variété des représentations sociales de l’apprentissage chez les aînés parmi des populations étudiantes d’âges variés, 2) Analyser la distribution des représentations sociales de l’apprentissage chez les aînés, en fonction des catégories sociodémographiques (sexe, âge, niveau de scolarité et intervalle de revenu individuel), 3) Identifier d’éventuelles traces d’âgisme à l’intérieur des représentations de l’apprentissage chez les aînés, 4) Comprendre le lien entre les représentations sociales de l’apprentissage chez les aînés et l’âgisme. La présente recherche a un devis mixte et transversal. Les résultats révèlent l’existence de sept représentations de l’apprentissage chez les aînés : R1 (Les ainés ont besoin de plus de soutien pour apprendre que les jeunes), R2 (Les ainés sont plus autonomes dans l'apprentissage), R3 (Il est impossible que les jeunes et les aînés apprennent ensemble), R4 (La société n'encourage pas l’engagement des aînés dans des activités d’apprentissage), R5 (Les stratégies et le sens de l'apprentissage des jeunes et des aînés sont différents), R6 (Les jeunes et les aînés ont les mêmes capacités d'apprentissage) et R7 (L'acte d’apprendre est productif et lié à la jeunesse), qui obtiennent des degrés d’adhésion divers au sein de la population. Nous observons des associations significatives entre certaines représentations sociales de l’apprentissage chez les aînés et l’âge, le niveau de scolarité et le revenu individuel. Les résultats mettent aussi en lumière les représentations de l’apprentissage chez les jeunes qui sont fortement associées à l’insertion et au maintien dans une vie productive au travail, alors que le sens de l’apprentissage pendant la vieillesse est davantage associé à la quête d’épanouissement personnel. C’est ainsi que l’apprentissage informel finit par être considéré comme étant la modalité d’apprentissage la plus fréquente pendant la vieillesse. L’avancement des connaissances généré par la présente thèse peut contribuer : 1) À la mise en œuvre et à l’amélioration des activités d’apprentissage qui ont comme cible la population aînée, ce qui peut stimuler l’engagement de cette population à des activités d’apprentissage, 2) À la promotion du vieillissement actif, même indirectement, 3) À la réduction de l’âgisme envers les aînés et 4) À l’augmentation de la compréhension de la dynamique établie entre les générations.

The problem of this study was to analyze the economic understanding and values of high school seniors in a large metropolitan school district. To attack the problem, three purposes were formulated. The first purpose was to determine if students enrolled in a one-semester, elective course in economics differed significantly in terms of economic understanding from students enrolled in a comparable non-economic social studies course. Another purpose was to determine if an already existing value orientation had some effect on a change in economic understanding. The final purpose was to see if a change in a particular value orientation was related to a change in economic understanding.

The problem of this study was to determine the relationships between aptitudes and vocational and educational success and between aptitudes and vocational proficiency.

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A velhice se constitui de uma importante etapa da vida que é extremamente significativa, merecendo atenção e cuidados especiais, com possibilidades de continuidade das fontes de prazer, alegria e de felicidade. Assim, atingir a velhice implica nas diversas superações de etapas, obstáculos, percalços e momentos que conduzem a um amadurecimento maior, dadas as experiências vivenciadas. Embora podendo ser considerada, biologicamente, como uma regressão morfofuncional, esse processo afeta todos os sistemas fisiológicos principais, de forma variável. Entretanto, os sentimentos e as sensações não sofrem deterioração. Não impede o indivíduo de desfrutar a vida, de forma ativa e saudável, possibilitando também a praticar a sexualidade como pode e como queira. Mas, os preconceitos sofridos neste sentido, são muitos. A sociedade, sustenta o mito da fase assexuada, excluindo do imaginário, qualquer vivência da sexualidade entre eles, que por vezes, acreditam que a sexualidade nessa fase da vida já não faz mais sentindo. Assim, sentimos a necessidade de estudar e entender como os idosos percebem a sua própria sexualidade. Para desmitificar esse assunto que perpassa por preconceitos, mitos, tabus e crendices populares, é preciso analisar e depreender os pontos que devem ser trabalhados na perspectiva dessa população, a fim de desenvolver ações educativas mais eficientes e eficazes, nesse contexto. Portanto, propusemos, neste estudo, explorar, recolher, organizar, sintetizar e compartilhar, por meio da revisão sistemática da literatura, os resultados de artigos primários, referentes à percepção dos idosos em relação a sua sexualidade. Assim sendo, esta pesquisa basea-se em um estudo descritivo- analítico e documental, fundamentado em uma revisão sistemática da literatura científica sobre o tema central do presente estudo. Por meio da síntese das ideias principais dos estudos selecionados, identificamos as situações -limite e a partir disso, elencamos 04 Categorias e 02 desdobramentos ou subcategorias: -A falta de informação sobre a sexualidade; -Idoso não pode ter atividade sexual; - As questões de gênero no contexto social e suas influências na sexualidade do idoso; - Fatores como as doenças, a falta de um parceiro e a influência da família, são motivos que interferem na vivência da sexualidade. Como desdobramentos- A religião e suas influências na sexualidade do idoso; - As mudanças físicas e hormonais dificultam a vivência da sexualidade. Após os resultados obtidos e analisados, verificou-se que a percepção do idoso sobre a sua sexualidade é manifesta de maneira ingênua, limitada e simplista. Daí, torna-se evidente haver necessidade de efetivo investimento sobre esse assunto visando a desmistificação frente à sexualidade nesta faixa etária, compreendendo a importância do papel da Educação para a Saúde neste sentido, destacando a relevância do trabalho multiprofissional nesta lógica, relevando o do (a) enfermeiro (a) na promoção da saúde sexual e na qualidade de vida do idoso. Vale destacar a importância de se atentar para a prevenção da Aids a esse contingente no cenário nacional e internacional / Old age is a stage of life, which is extremely significant, deserving special attention and care, with great possibilities of continuing sources of pleasure, joy and happiness . However , to reach old age involves several exceedances of obstacles , setbacks and moments that bring us into maturity . Can be considered biologically functional morphology as a regression that affects all major physiological systems to varying degrees . However , the feelings and sensations are stable . Does not prevent the individual from enjoying life active , healthy and happy way, sexuality can be lived to the end. However , prejudice against sexuality of the elderly are diverse . The company maintains the myth of the asexual phase , excluding any of the imaginary experience of sexuality among the elderly , which in turn , believe that sexuality at this stage of life is no longer feeling . Therefore , we feel the need to study and understand how the elderly perceive sexuality . We know that to demystify this subject that permeates prejudices , myths , taboos and erroneous beliefs , it is necessary that health professionals understand the points that should be better worked at the prospect of this population in order to achieve more efficient educational activities in this context . We proposed , in this study , explore , collect , organize , synthesize, and share , through the systematic literature review , the results of primary articles relating to the perception of older people in relation to their sexuality . This is a search based on a descriptive - analytical and documentary study, based on a systematic review of scientific literature on the central theme of this study. By summarizing the main ideas of the selected studies , we identify the extreme situations and from this, we list 04 categories and 02 subcategories or developments : a lack of information about sexuality ; - Aged can not have sexual activity ; - The issues gender in the social context and its influence on the sexuality of the elderly; - factors such as disease , lack of a partner and family influence are reasons that interfere with the experiences of sexuality . Developments as a religion and its influences on sexuality of the elderly; - The physical and hormonal changes complicate the experiences of sexuality . After the results obtained from the research , it appears that the perception of the elderly on sexuality is still confusing , which contributes to a negative view . Becomes evident that there is a gap on the subject and lacking information for debunking that permeate our cultural scene with myths and taboos that hinder the experience and authentic perception of the elderly with regard to sexuality. We understand that only education , along with health professionals such as nurses , can and should assist in demystifying and transforming the repressive gaze of the elderly who deny sexuality , as well as the forerunners of own prejudices that permeate the subject

abstract: This action research study took a mixed methods approach to examine junior and senior student engagement at the honors college in the downtown campus of Arizona State University. The purpose of the study was to better understand the lack of engagement with junior and senior students within the college. The study sought to examine the usage of year specific programs and the possibility of influence on the target populations’ engagement. In addition, the study focused on understanding the usage of such programs and its ability to influence student perception of coping with transitions. The growth of honors education and the value of student engagement lead the study. Life Hacks is a series of programs designed to engage the target population by addressing an anticipated transition. This study focused on exploring junior and senior honors student engagement and the utilization of programs to address the student’s ability to cope with transitions. The program was divided into six workshops that spanned the semester and were taught by college partners who were deemed a resource on the subject matter. Two surveys were deployed: one at the beginning of the semester and the other at the end of the semester. Participants were selected based on their academic status as a junior or senior within the honors college on campus and their age rage. All participants traditionally matriculated from high school and were between the ages of 18-25. Two focus groups, with a total of eight participants (4 juniors and 4 seniors), were conducted at the end of the semester to gather qualitative data. Findings indicated that participants allowed their emotions to influence their ability to cope with transitions. Relationships with peers and staff were important to decision making processes and network building for junior and senior participants. Students within the study set expectations for the college and themselves that influence how they relate to college and their relation to adulthood. The implications of practice that resulted from the study involved improving student access to information and assisting students with understanding the need for the resource and how to apply it to their current and future challenges. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 2019

Embora a doença de Alzheimer (DA) tenha sido descoberta há mais de 100 anos, muitas questões acerca dela, sobretudo sobre o seu diagnóstico, resistem ao tempo. Algumas delas, inclusive, nunca foram de fato investigadas, o que se aplica à preservação ou não, nos idosos acometidos, da capacidade de compreensão de informação pragmática. A busca pela elucidação desse tópico perpassa, necessariamente, o desenvolvimento de um método capaz de aferir quão preservada está tal capacidade, e foi a isso que se prestou esta pesquisa. Com o embasamento teórico propiciado pelos princípios funcionalistas e cognitivistas da linguagem, atestou-se que a função pragmática relaciona-se com os âmbitos do processamento cognitivo, do envolvimento da corporeidade e da linguagem verbal. Assim, esses domínios foram convertidos em critérios de análise, cada qual composto por três subitens que, por sua vez, podem ser avaliados segundo uma gradação tripartida. A partir da soma dos resultados de cada um desses elementos, obtêm-se valores para o desempenho dos idosos com DA que, contrastados com os resultados de idosos cognitivamente sadios, dão pistas a respeito de a capacidade de compreensão de informação pragmática nos indivíduos com demência estar preservada ou não. A elaboração do método, portanto, constitui o objetivo principal deste trabalho, que apresenta, também, a sua aplicação a um conjunto de seis informantes, todas do sexo feminino, divididas igualmente entre grupo focal e de controle, cujos resultados são interpretados sobretudo no sentido de testar a validade do próprio método. Não se sabe muito sobre a complexidade da linguagem em sua perda, e foi intenção aqui diminuir, ao menos um pouco, essa lacuna de conhecimento. / Although Alzheimer\'s disease (AD) has been discovered more than 100 years ago, many questions about it, especially about its diagnosis, stand the test of time. Some of them, even, have never really been investigated, what applies to the preservation or not, in the affected elderly, of the capacity of understanding pragmatic information. The search for the elucidation of this topic necessarily leads to the development of a method capable of checking how well this capacity is preserved, and that is what this research was done for. With the theoretical foundation provided by the functionalist and cognitivist principles of language, it was demonstrated that the pragmatic function is related to the scopes of cognitive processing, the involvement of corporeity and verbal language. Thus, these domains have been converted into analysis criteria, each composed of three factors that can be evaluated according to a tripartite gradation. From the sum of the results of each of these elements, values are obtained for the performance of the elderly with AD, which, contrasted with the results of cognitively healthy elderly, give clues about the capacity to understand pragmatic information in individuals with dementia. The elaboration of the method, therefore, is the main objective of this work, which also presents its application to a group of six female informants, equally divided between the focal group and the control group, whose results are interpreted mainly for the test of the method. Not much is known about the complexity of language in its loss, and it was intended here to decrease, at least a little, this knowledge gap.