Exploration of the advanced age’s dilemma transition, learning processesand sense of life significancein their life review

• Main Authors: CHANG﹐CHIA-CHEN, 章嘉真
• Other Authors: Dr. Meng-Ching Hu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15010072112077477924

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 成人及繼續教育研究所 === 104 === Abstract With the increasing number of the advanced age, their health problems in bothphysical and mental aspectsrequire our further study. When struggling with the aging challenge, it is indispensable to rebuild individual value, sense of life significance and retrievetheirlearning processes and energy through life reviewing, reaching the goal of positive aging. The study performed a qualitative research, mainly based on the methodology of semi-structured interviewing. The interview outline is mapped out first, and six subjects are interviewed according to our research goal. After analyzing the interviews, the researchers conclude the findings and makes some suggestions for advanced studies. The findings of the study are as blow: 1. The adversities are multi-faced when senior citizen reviewed their lives, and the plights they have encountered are twofold. The predicament would be different based on the divergence of their gender. The way they learned in dilemma transition would be different due to their experiences. However, their inspirations in extremity are similar. 2. The learning motives and needs of the elderly learning process in dilemma transition comes from their role and responsibility in life and the need to defend self-respect; the learning goal mainly aimed to cultivate ability, and their learning means lies in their action and positive thinking. 3. Theelderly’s goal and will ofthe sense of life significance in their dilemma transition depend on their free-will and value of experiences. Most self-actualization came from sense of mission and self-efficacy, andaccomplishment and recognition are the main source of self-identification. Finally, according to the above conclusions, this research also provides suggestions concerning the senior citizen and the related advanced age educational services.