The purpose of this study was to investigate the present situation of the school for the aged in order to find the problems and to improve educational condition for the school of the aged.
The population for this study was the aged who enrolled the s...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the present situation of the school for the aged in order to find the problems and to improve educational condition for the school of the aged.
The population for this study was the aged who enrolled the schools in Taejon and Taeduggun area of Chung Nam Province. The questionnaire was developed by the investigator based upon the review of the literature and the purpose of this study, and administered to the 586 aged students in the area covered. The area of this study was considered sample of urban and rural area. The method of administration of this study was the combination of interview by the investigator and elf report by the questionnaire.
The findings of this study were as follows:
1. Less than 50% of the enrolled students are attending the school and a total of 1.2% of the aged population of this area participate in the school program for the elders. A total of 80.1% of the students enrolled in this program consists of the aged women of the students both men and women want to work for themselves.
2. The problems of the adminstration of these school were administrative organization financial affairs and qualification of administrators.
3. These problems found in curriculum area are: 1)No text book has been utilized in the classroom even though there is some text books published by varies organization. 2) The length of education and number of class per a week or a month were inconsistant. 3) The process of selection and qualification of the instructors were not specified. 4) Instructional methods were inconsistent the lecture by the instructor was dominant method.
Majority of the schools for the aged have many problems such as area of the moral of students, administrative organization and finances, and curriculum area. In order to solve the problems this investigator provide the following suggestions:
1) Nationwide study similar to this study should be investigated in order to improve the schools for the aged.
2) Financial supports should be strengthened by Government and private organization.
3) More space should be available to this program.
4) Administrative leadership by Ministry of Education should be exercised to improve the school conditions.
5) Model curriculum should be developed on the national bases for both urban and rural communities.