Educational Activity and Life Satisfaction of People in Senior Age

Authors

  • Janka Bursová Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
  • Justyna Cherchowska Faculty of Pedagogy and Management, University of Social and Economics in Gdańsk, Rajska 6, 80-850 Gdańsk, Poland
  • Zuzana Budayová Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
  • Patrik Maturkanič College of Applied Psychology, Akademická 409, Terezín, 411 55, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.249.264

Keywords:

educational activity, quality of life, life satisfaction, university of third age, elderly people

Abstract

Aim. The main objective of the authors of the contribution is to submit the description of the subjective satisfaction of seniors with their lives in connection with education at the third age universities. The authors identify areas of motivation for education, barriers that may occur in this education. They also point out the knowledge and experience that seniors gain in education at the Senior universities.

Methods. The analysis of the cited research results indicates subjective feelings and opinions about the satisfaction of seniors with their life and educational activities, the participation of seniors in activities offered by the Senior University (SU).

Results. In the article, the authors present the results of a research project aimed at investigating the subjective life satisfaction of senior university students in the context of their education at the university, they point to the life satisfaction of seniors through quantitative research.

Conclusion. Participation in the different types of activities offered by the Senior University is determined by socio-demographic factors such as the length of time seniors attend third-age universities (the Senior University), the length of time they attend classes, education level, age and other factors. Also interesting are the motives of seniors to use the offers of those universities, which are related to the desire to spend time in an interesting way, opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills, opportunities to establish new friendships and opportunities to get involved in life.

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Author Biographies

  • Janka Bursová, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

    Since 1988, she has been working in education as a teacher and later as a director. She studied at the University of Konstantin the Philosopher in Nitra, Faculty of Pedagogy in the field of education, later the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Faculty of Pedagogy, field of social work (rigorous and dissertation process). She completed the habilitation procedure at the University of Trnava in Trnava in the field of social work. She completed an accredited education "Supporting young people in choosing a profession, Work with students with psychological problems, social-psychological training, training of supervisors in social work, Bridges of poverty within the framework of the European Social Fund operational program "Employment and social inclusion", Communication skills training, Utilization pedagogical diagnostics" and others. She is a member of the editorial board of Zeszyty naukowe Ostoleckiego towarzywa naukowego Ostoleka 2016 XXX Index Copernícus International ISSN 0860-9608/Scientific journals of the Ostolec scientific society Ostoleka 2016 XXX Index Copernícus International ISSN 0860-9608 from 2016. Member of the Association of Supervisors since 2013. Member of the Košice Academic Senate since 2015. Member of the Association of Educators in Social Work since 2019. Member of the commission of the 2nd grant agency KEGA Ministry of Education, Science and Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic from 2021. Member of the editorial and expert boards of many journals. She completed foreign mobilities as part of Erasmus in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Armenia.

  • Zuzana Budayová, Faculty of Theology, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Spišská Kapitula 12, 053 04 Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

    Zuzana Budayová comes from the Spiš village of Odorín. After her studies at the secondary medical school in Levoča, she studied at Trnava university (alma mater), where she successfully completed her master’s (2004) and PhDr. (2006) studies. Her master’s degree in special pedagogy (2019) and the doctoral studies (2012) were both completed at the Pedagogical faculty at the Catholic university in Ružomberok. Since 2006, she has been working the Catholic university in Ružomberok, Theological faculty, Theological institute in Spišské Podhradie. As an assistant professor, she lectures in the areas of social work, methods and approaches of social work, addiction, charity work, biology, field social work, and many others. She also supervises the professional practice of students, and addresses the issues related to the Roma population.

  • Patrik Maturkanič, College of Applied Psychology, Akademická 409, Terezín, 411 55, Czech Republic

    College of Applied Psychology, Terezin  

    University teacher, philosopher and theologist. After his graduation in philosophy and theology in 1999, he followed up with his postgraduate study at PUaL in Roma. He studied abroad until 2004. In 2007 he successfully finished his PhD. theology study at RKCMBF UK in Bratislava. During the following years, he was teaching in several colleges and universities, and he has also been continuously serving in the Church admini-stration in northern Bohemia. Since 2015 he has been teaching at VSAPs in Terezín, he is Vice-Rector for Science and Research. He is the author of several monographs and scientific articles. In January 2019, he success-fully defended his habilitation thesis, and he was granted the title of Docent (Associate Professor). He is a member of several Czech and peer-re-viewed editorial committees in the Czech Republic and abroad.

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2024-09-25

How to Cite

Bursová, J., Cherchowska, J., Budayová, Z., & Maturkanič, P. (2024). Educational Activity and Life Satisfaction of People in Senior Age. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 15(2), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.249.264

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