The study Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) provides, for the first time, information about central basic competencies of older adults. In doing so, two research approaches are combined. First, CiLL extends the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to the age group 66 to 80 and analyses correlations between socio-demographic factors and basic competencies assessed with the PIAAC instrument. Second, a qualitative research part shows subjective opinions of …
In Nordrhein-Westfalen gibt es eine Vielzahl von spielbegeisterten Seniorentheatergruppen, die eine große Bandbreite ambitionierter Amateurtheaterarbeit zeigen. Allerdings findet die Seniorentheaterszene – anders als das Kinder- und Jugendtheater – im öffentlichen Bewusstsein bisher nur wenig Beachtung und Anerkennung. Und dies, obwohl ältere Menschen aktuell Gegenstand gesellschaftlicher und wissenschaftlicher Diskurse sind, wenn es beispielsweise um Renten- und Gesundheitsdebatten geht. Vor d…
This article presents results of a national medical impact analysis of relaxation and stress-management courses. The impact on health was examined on 132 persons at 40 adult colleges (VHS) at the beginning and end of courses as well as three months thereafter. The courses attained high levels of satisfaction among the participants and significantly improved health-related quality of life, psychological and physical ailments, and this effect remained three months after the end of the course as w…
