Abstract

AREOSA, Silvia Virginia Coutinho; FREITAS, Cristiane Redin; LAMPERT, Melissa  and  TIRELLI, Cláudia. Active ageing: an overview of the university entrance of elderly. Rev. Reflex [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.3, pp.212-229. ISSN 1982-9949.  https://doi.org/10.17058/rea.v24i3.8407.

The paper presented here builds on the social context present nowadays whose highlight is the population aging and longevity as challenges to society. the main objective is to present data on the inclusion of seniors in undergraduate courses in the Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul/RS. The increase of the elderly in higher education shows a new facet of aging, marking the possibility of a successful aging with quality of life. Thus, presents comparative data the inclusion of seniors in undergraduate courses in 2004 and 2015. The increasing proportion of older people of working age, seeking a new training, may represent beyond the occupation of free time, insertion into the labor market and a perspective for this stage of life.

Keywords : Active Ageing; University; Social Development.

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