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Adult education and didactic participation in Italy
The education of adults in Italy has always been left to spontaneous initiatives and is still limited. A contribution has been given by the Universities of the Third Age and Universities for Adult and Senior citizens established in the 1980s by groups of volunteers and lately by the Unions. They are mainly local initiatives, which utilize teachers and professionals who are available for this type of cultural activity. In Vicenza, the University for Adult and Senior Citizens was created by the Rezzara Institute, it has various branches in the province of Vicenza and is organized like a high school. It offers a specific cultural proposal to students, that is: "comparing oneself with the changing world". The University, which is now an autonomous organization, has 2700 students, 60% of whom have a junior high school level of education. The Rezzara Institute provides cultural and didactic guidance to the University. The Institute holds courses of preparation to retirement, and has groups for the study of problems of adult education, in an attempt to try and overcome the social, economic, and cultural problems of middle and old age. Its aim is to realise common programs based on an innovative approach in the field of adult education. Indeed, also adult education is an authentic expression of the right to study, contemplated by the "Costituzione" for people of all ages.
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