法英兩國第三年齡大學之實施型態之比較分析

The Comparative Analysis of Practice Patterns of the University of the Third Age in France and in the UK

隨著高齡人口的增加，壽命的延長，健康狀況良好，受教育程度的提高，使得人們愈發重視第三年齡階段的發展。就目前世界著名的高齡教育活動而言，法國與英國的第三年齡大學是屬於十分重要的典範。可惜目前國內對於法英兩國第三年齡大學的相關研究甚少，因此，本文採用文件分析法以及比較分析法，深入探究法國與英國模式之高齡教育實施方式。首先，先論述法國與英國第三年齡大學之緣起與發展；其次，就兩國之實施方式陳述之，並就發生的背景、組織型態、師資來源、學員參與組織經營的情形、經費來源、課程以及學分認證等一一比較之；再來，並列兩國實施方式之特色與省思；最後，歸納幾點啟示可應用於我國高齡教育的實施上。

As the elders' population increases and their long life， health and educational back-ground are greater than before， those make people think more about their development in the Third Age. Regarding the most famous elders' educational activities of all， the Universities of the Third Age (U3A) in France and in the United Kingdom are very important practices on them. Regretfully， there aren't too many editorials about the two models. Therefore， the researcher adopts documental analysis and comparative analysis methods. Explore deeply about the educational practices on the U3A in France and in the United Kingdom. Firstly， expound the origins and the developmental histories of the U3As of the both. Secondly， explain the practice patterns of the both， and discuss the differences on the backgrounds where the U3A came from， the organizational styles， the sources of the teachers， the members participating in the institutions， the funding， the curriculum， and the credit courses in France and in the United Kingdom. Thirdly， juxtapose the features and the problems of the both. Thirdly， Finally， conclude some implementations applying for the elders' education in Taiwan.As the aging society is coming in Taiwan， the government needs to find some strategies to cope with. Most of all， the elders' education is one of the best way to solve. Either the French model or the British one has its good features and it's hard to tell which is better than the other one. The research just provides us to satisfy the multiple needs of the elders in Taiwan. When the government is developing the elder's education， we should refer to the educational practices of the two models. Besides that， we should develop the elders' education on our own.