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A self-study-group in a non-universitary institute |
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Concluding Report |
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A self-study-group in a non-universitary institute
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A self-study-group in a non—universitary institute
Rein Mulder and Ingeborg Paijens, U3A Volksuniversitaet Arnhem
Between ideal and reality
Summary
Appointing a paid co-ordinator can present difficulties for non-university institutes. A possibility is to train participants of the self-study-groups for coaching after the first project.By emphasising the transparency of the decision-making and relational aspects of the self-study-groups from the beginning, the involvement of the participants can be elevated.
Table of contents
| Table of contents | 1 |
| The different faces of the U3A | 1 |
| The U3A and a self-study-group | 2 |
| A school-journey or a voyage of discovery? | 2 |
| Forschendes Lernen asks more | 2 |
| The self-study-group compared to a time-team race in the Tour de France | 3 |
| Does it have to be perfect? | 3 |
| Keywords transparency and respect | 3 |
The U3A has different faces
The Université de Troisième Age or the University of Third Age has different forms of organisation.a) the original French framework, with the UTA connected with a university;
b) the English framework: more a society, where education is just a part of the work.
In Arnhem we work with the English framework.
The U3A working-group in Arnhem
Started in 1982, it is the oldest U3A in the Netherlands. For practical reasons, the workgroup is linked with a ‘Volksuniversiteit’, an institute for adult education. Each year, about 330 courses will be organised in this combination. The U3A is responsible for a tenth of this amount.
Philosophy of the Arnhem U3A
Making programs for the U3A age-group, the 55+ age, with special attention to needs of this group:
- themes
- program, for example programs just in day time
- method: less teaching, more participating;
- with attention to meeting: the intention is to bring like-minded in contact with each other.
