The Research of Attitude Changes to the Senior Citizens after Applying Aging Education to 5-6 Graders in Primary Schools

• Main Authors: I-jung Wu, 吳宜蓉
• Other Authors: Ming-chang Tsai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01785744685530547144

碩士 === 南華大學 === 生死學研究所 === 96 === 　　The study aims to design aging educational courses and to investigate their effect on senior students in the primary school. Based on the research results, it intends to propose practical implications for designing and practicing the courses. 　　 　　This research adopts quasi-experiment method and the research subjects are fifth graders of a primary school in Chia-yi. The experiment group of 33 students receives a fourteen-week aging educational course while the control group of 31 students receives normal curriculum. “The Senior Student Attitude Questionnaire toward Old People” is employed as the research tool in pre-tests and post-tests to collect the data. The data was analyzed with ANCOVA analysis to understand the effects of educational intervention. 　　 　　The research findings are summarized as follow: 1. The attitude of senior students toward old people has already leant to be positive before aging educational courses are intervened. 2. After receiving aging educational courses, the experiment group shows immediate, significant and persistent effects toward old people. 3. Multiple instruction courses help to promote student’s learning motivation and effect. 　　 　　Based on the research results, the researcher proposes practical implications for school implementation.