We successfully completed an online course lasting 4 weeks. During this time, the participants were acquainted with the problem of education and the inclusion of older men in the community and strategies to overcome it.
Discussions were interesting and participants (in their words) gained a lot of new ideas for working with this target group.
On a Friday, March 15 we began with the introductory workshop that continues with learning online. There are 21 participants enrolled in this course.
We are organizing the final conference where results of the project will be presented to all the stakeholders.
The conference will be organized by the project team, Faculty of Arts (University of Ljubljana) and Slovenian Adult Education Association (SAEA), and will take place on Saturday, 11. May 2019 at the Old Power Station, Slomškova 18 in Ljubljana (Slovenia) (map)
Click here to register and read the conference programme.
You are invited to a final conference of the “Old Guys Say Yes To Community” project. It will take place on May 11th 2019.
The conference will be joined/merged with the 2019 ELOA (Education and Learning of Older Adults) conference.
The theme of the conference and online registration can be accessed here.
Internal testing of the Old Guys online course has begun… You can access it here.
The Faculty of History and Pedagogy, Institute of Pedagogy
Uniwersytet Wroclawsky
Dawida 1, 50-527 Wrocław
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, Room 44
12:00 Welcome at the Institute
12.30 – 14:30 Report of all partners on the research work – examples of good practices, interviews, focus groups
(all partners – Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia, Poland)
14:30 – 15:30 Late lunch
15:30 – 17:00 Analyses of data and coding process – the discussion on prospects for possible comparison of data
17:00 – 17:45 Coffee break
17.45 – 19.30 Discussion on preparation of Integrated report (30 Sept 2017) – content and structure; differences among countries
Thursday, 25 May 2017, Room 24
9.00 – 9.15 Coffee
9:15 – 10:30 Discussion on preparation of in-depth recommendations for local community authorities + local community organisations
10.30 – 11.00 First Progress Report (31 May 2017)
(Sabina Jelenc Krašovec)
11.00-11.30 Quality Assurance Group report and discussion
11:30-12.00 Meeting in Faro and beyond – planning of further activities
12.15 Closure
See you soon 🙂
The field research in selected communities in Slovenia is successfully progressing and we are approaching our set goal to make 100 interviews with older men. So far we have made 86 interviews and also conducted 3 focus groups with representatives of local authorities and non-governmental organisations in both selected communities.
Some photos from our visit in Ajdovščina:
A tour of Men’s Shed was organized by Barry Golding for several delegates from Europe in February 2017, among others also members of this project. All together we visited 13 Sheds in Victoria and one in New Zealand. What we’ve seen and experienced during our interesting research trip is of enormous importance for our further research.
We would sincerely like to thank all of the shedders/blokes for such a warm welcome and so open and friendly socializing with us during our visit. Stories, which they shared with us, have changed our lives and influence our perceptions about different needs regarding age and gender. We are now even more convinced that community is a right and the best place for everybody to share, connect and help, but also to receive when needed.
Thank you!
The implementation of the field research in Slovenian first selected community is in full swing. Students are already conducting interviews with older men. On the 24th of February the first focus group was performed in this selected community.
We have talked about the elderly people, especially men, living in this community and how the community is taking care for their elderly. Representatives from different organisations took part in this focus group as are the the representatives from local community, libraries, associations of pensioners and other interest associations.
We are very pleased that they have kindly responded to our invitation and contributed valuable information and insight into the researched community.
More than 15 Slovenian students have entered the field with old guys on Wednesday 22 March in the district community Ljubljana Bežigrad. We plan to interview more than 50 men in three weeks.
