Sliepenbeek Marjan, Smits Carolien, Spelt Elisabeth Jh, Jukema Jan S
Department of Applied Gerontology, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
Research Group of Innovating with Older Adults, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2021 Oct-Dec;42(4):516-527. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2019.1669588. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
Two Dutch undergraduate programs in applied gerontology have teamed up with older volunteers to educate students in collaborating with older adults in the field of age-friendly service development. The research question of this study was: What are the motives and meanings of the older volunteers concerning their participation in an undergraduate program?An explorative descriptive qualitative design was used to study the motives and meanings of the older volunteers through semi-structured interviews (n = 11) and a focus group interview (n = 4). Two themes and nine categories emerged: (1) Personal norms and values (categories: responsible life attitude, contribution, self-determination), (2) Personal gain (categories: intergenerational education, personal development, staying healthy, pleasure, feeling appreciated, feeling connected). Personal norms and values and personal gains are meaningful to older volunteers in applied gerontology education. Universities should respect these when designing measures for improving participation methods.
荷兰的两个应用老年学本科项目与老年志愿者合作，在友好型服务发展领域教育学生如何与老年人合作。本研究的研究问题是：老年志愿者参与本科项目的动机和意义是什么？采用探索性描述性定性设计，通过半结构化访谈（n = 11）和焦点小组访谈（n = 4）来研究老年志愿者的动机和意义。出现了两个主题和九个类别：（1）个人规范和价值观（类别：负责的生活态度、贡献、自我决定），（2）个人收获（类别：代际教育、个人发展、保持健康、愉悦、感到被欣赏、感到有联系）。个人规范和价值观以及个人收获对应用老年学教育中的老年志愿者具有重要意义。大学在设计改进参与方式的措施时应予以尊重。
