Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Rita de Cássia da Silva  and  SCORTEGAGNA, Paola Andressa. Open University for the Third Age: Space of Social Pedagogy, Education and Empowerment. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.3, pp.505-522. ISSN 1409-4703.

This paper presents a reflection based on documentary research on the integration of Older Adults in educational spaces (open universities), Social Pedagogy that privilege as a means of non-formal education and lifelong learning, to enable empowerment. The result shows that senior education should enable social inclusion, recognition of social roles, update knowledge, recovery and raising self-esteem, quality of life, dignity and citizenship. In recent decades, is accentuated population aging, which is considered one of the greatest challenges today is emphasized. Thus the need for public policies and actions aimed to address the demands of this age group to ensure improved living conditions, safeguarding the rights and empowerment through education in Social Pedagogy scheduled arises.

Keywords : Social pedagogy; non-formal education; elderly population; public policies; Brazil.

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