关于老年教育价值的再思考

Value Reconstruction of Senior Education:A Returnto its Original Intention

新时期我国老年教育经历了规模扩张之后开始迈向提质发展的新阶段,重新审视老年教育的价值观、发掘传统老年教育实践中存在的关键问题,对于老年教育迈向高质量发展阶段有着不可忽视的作用。分析传统老年教育的价值观发现,老年教育实践中根植着功能主义哲学的思想,老年人通常被当作一种持续衰老的社会负担,为老年人提供的教育多集中于身心健康与休闲娱乐类的资源,目的在于帮助老年人对抗衰老、为社会缓解赡养负担。在经济社会飞速发展的今天,老年人比以往具备更长的寿命、更健康的身心状况与更重要的社会价值,需要重塑一种“发展性”的价值观念,将老年阶段看作融合学习、生活、工作、社会交往多维一体的新型混合生命周期,通过更新老年教育的发展理念、完善老年教育的治理体系、强化老年教育的社会支持等方式,引发全社会对老年教育价值的重视,保障老年群体的权益,关注老年群体的终身发展。

The purpose of this study isto explorethe key problems in traditional senior education in an attempt to reconstructthe value of senior education in thenew stage of high-quality development.It is found that the past practice of senior education rootedinthe viewpoint of functionalist philosophythat consideredthe elderlyas a burden of continuous agingsociety mostly focused on physical and mental health and entertainment resourcesto help fight aging and ease the burden of social support.This practicefails to meet the needs of the senior community in today’s rapid economic and social developmentthat has entitledthe elders tolonger lifespan,healthier physical and mental conditions,and distinctivesocial values.The authors thus argued that it is necessary to reshape a developmental value concept and regard the senior stage forintegrated learningas anew hybrid life cycle of multi-dimensional incorporation of life,work,and social interaction through updating the development concept of senioreducation,improving the governance and support system,and protectingthe learning rights and interests of the elderly forthe lifelong development of thesenior society.