Competences for Active Longevity: A Comparative Study of Nigeria, Pakistan and Italy

Muhammad Fazil; Gali Sa'idu; Christel Schachter; Vanna Boffo

doi:10.4312/as/19868

Avtorji

Muhammad Fazil PhD student, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology, University of Padua
Gali Sa'idu Faculty of Education, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Christel Schachter Unifi
Vanna Boffo Faculty of Education, University of Florence

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/as/19868

Ključne besede:

aktivno staranje, dolgoživost, življenjske kompetence, primerjalna analiza, Nigerija, Italija, Pakistan

Povzetek

Članek na podlagi evropskega okvira za življenjske kompetence LifeComp uvaja konstrukt aktivnega staranja za dolgoživost z vidika učenja v celotnem življenjskem ciklu, ki presega tradicionalne osredotočenosti na aktivno staranje. Namen članka je primerjati politike, programe in kompetence aktivnega staranja v Nigeriji, Pakistanu in Italiji ter se uskladiti z novim konstruktom. Raziskava temelji na mednarodno primerjalnem okviru makro, mezo in mikro ravni ter analizira aktivno staranje na treh ravneh z metodo analize dokumentov. Ključne ugotovitve kažejo, da je v vseh treh državah poudarek aktivnega staranja na zdravju, dobrem počutju, državljanski udeležbi in finančni varnosti, ki jih opredeljujejo smernice Svetovne zdravstvene organizacije (WHO), medtem ko so dokazi o spremembah v politikah, zagotavljanju storitev in razvoju kompetenc s pedagoškega vidika omejeni. Raziskava s pedagoškega vidika prikazuje obseg vključevanja življenjskih kompetenc pri omogočanju lažjega prehoda od dela do upokojitve.

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