The University of the Third Age in the UK: An Interpretive and Critical Study

Huang, Chin-Shan

doi:10.1080/03601270600846428

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“…The concept of U3A was first developed in France in 1972. The idea spread rapidly throughout Europe and the first British U3A was established in 1982 (Huang, 2006). The University of the Third-Age movement has 'gone a long way since its inception in the early 1970s and is currently present on five continents' (Formosa, 2010, p. 3).…”

Section: University Of the Third Agementioning

confidence: 98%

Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

Joseph

Southcott

2014

International Journal of Lifelong Education

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Section: University Of the Third Agementioning

confidence: 98%

Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

Joseph

Southcott

2014

International Journal of Lifelong Education

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“…U3A began as a summer programme in France in the early 1970s (Huang, 2006) and quickly spread around the world. It has since flourished in various forms (Hebestreit, 2008;Morris, 1984).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Place for an Ageing Subject? Stories of Ageing at the University of the Third Age in Poland

Wilińska

2012

Sociology

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The University of the Third Age (U3A) is an organization widely recognized for its achievements in the field of adult education. However, little research to date has addressed the position of the U3A in the context of the societal discourse on ageing. The aim of this study was to examine stories of ageing told by the U3A in Poland and to place these stories within the contemporary discourse of ageing. The study sought to reflect on the role of the U3A in providing an environment that encourages the growth of an ageing subject. The results of this study indicate that rather than resisting ageist discourses, the U3A simply rejects the idea of old age. The U3A characterizes its members as exceptional people who have nothing in common with old people outside of the U3A. Therefore, the U3A plays only a minor role in changing the social circumstances of old people in Poland

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“…All five models are based on, and closely related to, the classic Francophone and British models. Although a significant number of members join UTAs in the pursuit of new knowledge and to discover things that they were not previously aware of, the UTA experience is more than an educational one (Swindell, 1993;Yenerall, 2003;Huang, 2005Huang, , 2006Alfageme, 2007;Hori & Cusack, 2006). UTAs are typified by a sense of vitality and dynamism that go beyond what is usually the case in a normal adult education center.…”

Section: Utas : Genesis and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Education and Older Adults at the University of the Third Age

Formosa

2012

Educational Gerontology

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The University of the Third Age in the UK: An Interpretive and Critical Study

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

Is There a Place for an Ageing Subject? Stories of Ageing at the University of the Third Age in Poland

Education and Older Adults at the University of the Third Age

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