Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 成人及繼續教育學系碩士在職專班 === 107 === This study mainly focused on 9 senior learners involved in catering learning about the “A study on the
Participation of elderly in the Study of Food and Beverage--Taking the Retrospective Looks of Taiwan Food
Class as an Example”. Using the Qualitative research method, and the semi-structured interview outline to gather
the information needed for this study. The purpose of the discussion and research is mainly the following five
aspects, and based on the research results, the results are summarized as
1. The motivation for elderly to participate in the Study of Food and Beverage:
(1) Teachers have affinity, lively, humorous, and sincere interaction with the students, can create a warm
atmosphere, and can encourage students in a timely manner. (2) The content of the course is interesting, eager to
learn, easy to remember, and practical. (3) The teachers and colleagues have strong feelings and enhance the
motivation for continuous learning.
2. The concept of the elderly participate in the Study of Food and Beverage:
(1) Knowledge: The content of the lecture notes is not complicated and can enhance the learning
efficiency. (2) Attitude: feeling well when accept and learn new and healthy cooking methods. (3) Skills: It is
simple and delicious to learn the way of cooking retrospective looks of Taiwan taste.
3. The obstacles and response strategies about the study of food and beverage for elderly:
(1) Hoping that there will be a special classroom for catering; it is a dream rely on the contractor
Cooperation. (2) The small family population affects the willingness to produce food and beverage; provide a
stage for learning and using skills. (3) Asking questions to the teacher; and teachers can understand and fully
provide what they want during the learning process.
4. Changes in elderly people participating in the study of food and beverage:
(1)The psychological side: Construct confidence, self-energy, and reconstruct a new meaning of acknowledge structure. (2) The physiological side; developing a good habit of homemade meals, and improving
health by the good diet. (3) Social participation: improving family harmony; expanding interpersonal
relationships and sharing happiness from learning.
5. Applications for elderly after participating in catering studies:
(1) Coping with the needs: to enhance the innovative style; have a happy and good cooking meals after
meals; prevent mental deterioration. (2) Performance needs: show the innovative style of cooking; share the
satisfaction of love; and be affirmed with applause.
Based on the above findings and conclusions, the recommendations for elderly learners, elderly institutions
and government agencies are provided for reference and further development, as follows
1. The advice for handling advanced learning related units:
(1) It is advisable to employ teachers who are lively and intimate, able to praise, encourage students and use
a variety of interesting teaching methods. (2) Continue to apply for the retrospective looks of Taiwan food class,
older people are most concerned about their health, can improve their sense of physical and mental health care,
and can promote health by learning, thereby saving the expenditure of national medical resources. (3) Combine
with schools or food and beverage training units to find all kinds of resources that meet the actual needs of senior
learners, so that they can learn safely, securely and comfortably.
2. The advice to the instructor:
(1) The teacher needs enthusiasm, affinity, lively, humorous and good interaction with the students, and can
make the learners learn easily and happily by friendship and creating a warm atmosphere. (2) The curriculum
design should meet the needs of elderly learners. The content must be eager to learn, easy to remember, and the
actual application is linked to life. (3) Providing the use of handouts and teaching aids in response to the
psychological and physiological needs of elderly learners to help improve learning effectiveness.
3. the advice for elderly learners:
(1) Older people must be brave enough to try diversified and related learning courses, and they need to
actively participate in the implementation of lifelong learning and improve their quality of life and physical and
mental health. (2) By learning from successful experiences to guide and influence the participation of elderly
which are similar age or education level, let them can also realize the joy of learning. (3) Older people should
establish new values of life. Aging is the life course of the elderly. Learning through education can enable the
elderly to learn about aging management, enhance personal health promotion, and understand the importance of
healthy eating.
4. the advice for follow-up researchers:
(1) To increase the diversified senior health promotion curriculum for research. (2) Qualitative and
Empirical research in parallel to obtain more detailed and true research results. (3) Expand the research object
and field category to obtain more research evidence to convince the elderly to participate in the study.
Keywords: elderly,the study of food and beverage,Catering learning, the course of the study of the food and
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