<b>Research on the elderly in Brazil: different approaches about Education in theses and dissertations (2000 to 2009)</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascieduc.v35i1.18288

  • Rita de Cássia da Silva Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
Keywords: elderly, public policy, education, empowerment, state of knowledge

Abstract

The process of aging and old age are coated with prejudices and negative stigmas. Although the growth and aging population, Brazil has still not equated satisfactorily on the legal education for the elderly. This article reflects on public policy and education for the elderly, presenting a survey of the issues addressed in the theses and dissertations about the elderly, conducted between 2000 to 2009, in the courses recognized and recommended by CAPES, thus tracing the state of knowledge of this subject . The theoretical framework is based on a systematic review and the ideas of authors who researched on. We conducted a literature search and data collection we used the online media: Public Domain, Portal Capes, Graduate Programs in Education and libraries of theses and dissertations of Higher Education Institutions. Points to significant growth in research in quantitative terms, but still some gaps in specific aspects, in particular, education of the elderly.

 

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Author Biography

Rita de Cássia da Silva Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Professor Associado C do Departamento de Educação/UEPG

Docente permanente do Programa de Pós Graduação - Mestrado e Doutorado em Educação na UEPG

Coordenadora da Universidade Aberta para a Terceira Idade

Áreas temáticas: Educação de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos; Terceira Idade; Políticas Públicas; Sociologia; Gerontologia

Published
2013-01-31
How to Cite
Oliveira, R. de C. da S. (2013). <b>Research on the elderly in Brazil: different approaches about Education in theses and dissertations (2000 to 2009)</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascieduc.v35i1.18288. Acta Scientiarum. Education, 35(1), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascieduc.v35i1.18288
Section
History of Education