我国中高龄人群学习需求及偏好调查研究———基于部分省市抽样数据

Learning Needs and Preferences of Chinese Middle-aged and Elderly Population : Based on a Survey 1n Selected Municipalities and Cities

Developing education for the aged population is one of the major tasks in creating a learning society， putting forward by the national economic and social development in its 13th Five-Year Plan. Organized education for older adults has been promoted for over thirty years in our country. But it remains unknown whether the current provision of educational or learning programs for older adults has been keeping up with the real learning needs of the postwar baby boomer generations ( born between 1946 and 1964) ， who are at the corner of their middle and later adulthood. Based on a questionnaire survey， the paper found that the respondents have a higher level of demands for learning on security rather than that on health ， and their learning needs for participation were yet to be developed and motivated. The results also showed factors such as gender， age， retirement status ， place of residence and education level all affect the learning needs and preferences of the subjects in varying degrees. It is advised that senior universities and other related institutions upgrade their professional levels and provide courses on safety， health and participation so as to help the subjects to enhance their ability to participate in family affairs and social activities， and that other types of formal educational institutions play a greater role in diversifying the current learning provision for middle and older adults.