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Senior universities in Portugal:exploratory study for the approach of positive organisations

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dc.contributor.authorJacob, Luis
dc.contributor.authorGalinha, Sónia Maria Gomes Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorSão João, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-07T09:23:43Z
dc.date.available2021-10-07T09:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractThe Association Network of Seniors Universities in Portugal (RUTIS) is a non-formal lifelong education project represented in the Economic and Social Council (CES) and involves more than 65,000 seniors, 368 organisations and 7,500 volunteer teachers. It is presumably the country in the world with proportionally the largest number of senior learners (Jacob, 2020). In this exploratory quantitative research through a questionnaire survey addressed to a sample of 1,016 individuals, the main goal is to get to know the Senior Universities as a positive organisation. The secondary goals were considered: i) to characterize the students in the sociodemographic component ii) to assess the reasons for attending university, iii) to know the importance assigned to university and iv) to assess the benefits perceived by students in this context. The results show that: i) the majority of students are female (71.85%), aged between 65-74 years (57.1%), married (65.26%), with a low level of education (47.74%) and the most representative income level is 41.54% (n=422), in the range of 401-1000€. There is a moderate positive correlation (ρ=0.62) and statistically significant (p-value=0) between the monthly income and the level of education of older students. ii) The possibility of remaining active, acquiring new knowledge, socializing and keeping busy are the main reasons given for enrolling/attending the US. iii) As for the importance assigned, the data point to: staying active, socializing and learning. iv) The perceived benefits are to continue having an active life, having more knowledge and improving mental health. The study data are relevant from the perspective of Martin Seligman's positive organizations (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005; Galinha, 2020).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationJacob, L. ,Galinha, S. & São João, R. (2021). Senior universities in Portugal:exploratory study for the approach of positive organisations. In DOKBAT 2021 - 17th Annual International Bata Conference for Ph.D. Students and Young Researchers (Vol. 17). Zlín: Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Management and Economics. Retrieved from http://dokbat.utb.cz/conference-proceedingspt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.7441/dokbat.2021.20pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-80-7678-025-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3654
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherTomas Bata Universitypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/49767pt_PT
dc.subjectLeadershippt_PT
dc.subjectPositive organisationspt_PT
dc.subjectUniversitiespt_PT
dc.subjectSeniorspt_PT
dc.titleSenior universities in Portugal:exploratory study for the approach of positive organisationspt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleConference Proceedings DOKBAT 17th Annual International Bata Conference for Ph.D. Students and Young Researcherspt_PT
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person.familyNameSão João
person.givenNameSónia Maria Gomes Alexandre
person.givenNameRicardo
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