Development of Strategy and System of Learning Promotion for the Elderly in the 21st Century
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The objectives of this study were included the following: firstly, to study policy framework on learning promotion for the elderly people in Thailand and other countries. Secondly to study the current and desirable condition of system and strategy for learning promotion among the elderly and to develop system and strategies for learning promotion among the elderly for the 21st century. Documentary study and field research were applied to the study. The samplings were consisted of 5 policy administrators, 50 administrators and 200 personnel of agencies which provided learning activities for the elderly in 10 provinces across the country, 300 elderly people, and 5 experts. Research instruments were included structured interview forms and questionnaires. Data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The research finding suggested that Thailand and foreign countries have law and policy that provide certain form of mechanism enforcing different actions. Currently, some agencies in Thailand have implemented the policies but they encountered to obstacles relating to problems of reaching the elderly people’s needs without discrimination. In fact, the policy should equally and continually deliver service to all elderly people while also encouraging their participation. For the desirable state, the elderly suggested that the activities should be organized continuously, thoroughly and having elderly participation. The proposed system and strategies for learning promotion among the elderly including 15 issues of system and driving strategies: formulating the national policy on elderly learning development, developing the plan for elderly learning development plan by reaching the elderly needs, integration of cooperation from all local level-sectors , etc. The research results will be applied as guidelines for relevant agencies to support and promote learning system for the elderly people throughout the country as for building suitable quality of life in the present society.
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