Learning through Political Participation: A Case Study of Spanish Elders Involved in Political Organizations

Autor/inn/en	Serrat, Rodrigo; Petriwskyj, Andrea; Villar, Feliciano; Warburton, Jeni
Titel	Learning through Political Participation: A Case Study of Spanish Elders Involved in Political Organizations
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 66 (2016) 2, S.169-187 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713615627013
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Older Adults; Citizen Participation; Adult Learning; Informal Education; Organizations (Groups); Politics; Questionnaires; Content Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis; Learning Experience; Qualitative Research; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Politik; Fragebogen; Inhaltsanalyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Lernerfahrung; Qualitative Forschung; Spanien
Abstract	Older people's civic participation contributes to community development while at the same time providing opportunities for personal growth in later life. One important dimension of civic participation that has been largely underexplored is informal learning. The aim of this study is to explore the learnings experienced by Spanish older people through their participation in political organizations as one important type of participation that has received little attention in the literature to date. A total of 192 people aged 65 years and older and actively engaged in three kinds of political organizations participated in the study. Participants answered an open-ended question regarding learnings through political participation. Results show a range of informal learnings, relating to social, political, or instrumental domains. Both the type of organization and some sociodemographic and participatory characteristics are associated with the type of learnings experienced by participants. Implications for political organizations are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01