Open Access«Silver» education as a resource for regional development
Author(s) -
Г. Е. Зборовский,
Зборовский Гарольд Ефимович,
П. А. Амбарова,
Амбарова Полина Анатольевна
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ sociologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8897
pISSN - 2313-2272
DOI - 10.22363/2313-2272-2020-20-4-939-952
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , government (linguistics) , social capital , higher education , sociology , interpretation (philosophy) , economic growth , public relations , pedagogy , political science , social science , economics , computer science , computer network , philosophy , linguistics , programming language
The article considers the educational level, needs and activities of the third age, and the readiness of the Sverdlovsk Region to develop practices of silver education. The object of research - practices of silver education in the region and the readiness of pensioners and pre-retirees to participate in them. The research is based on the authors concept of silver education as a resource for preserving and developing the social community of the third age. The theoretical framework of the study combines the key ideas of the theories of adult education, continuing education, human capital and resource capacity. Main research methods are analysis of educational and demographic statistics, regulations and government programs, secondary analysis of sociological data, a survey in the Sverdlovsk Region (respondents older than 45 years), and an expert survey. According to the authors hypothesis, today the regional system of silver education cannot serve as a resource for its development, since neither the third age community nor the region is ready for it. The authors present the following main results of the research: interpretation of the third age social community and estimates of its educational level; educational needs and activities of the third age in the Sverdlovsk Region; the readiness of the region to develop practices of silver education. The results of the research can be useful for the public policy in the interests of the older generation and the regional development. The authors conclude that it is necessary to develop a concept of the regional silver education system and a corresponding policy for improving the quality of the third age educational capital.