A Study of the Relationship Between Active ageing and Readiness in Learning the Elderly Working in the Community

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to study 1) the level of active ageing of the elderly volunteers in the communities, Nakhon Chai Si District Nakhon Pathom, 2) the readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities, Nakhon Chai Si District Nakhon Pathom and 3) the relationship between active ageing and readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities, Nakhon Chai Si District Nakhon Pathom. 370questionnaires were used as a tool.The sample were elderly volunteers in the communities. Statistics used were percentage, means, and standard deviation. The findings revealed that: 1) Overall performances of active ageing of elderly volunteers in communities was at high levels in all aspects.Considering each aspect, it was found that performances of active ageing of elderly volunteers in communities were at high levels in the aspects of health, participation in society and community and security respectively. 2) Overall performances of the readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities, Nakhon Chai Si District Nakhon Pathom showed the high level of learning. Considering each aspect, it was found that performances of the readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities were at high levels in the aspects of learning experience, time, learning benefits, and elderly learning respectively. 3) The relationship between active ageing and readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities, Nakhon Chai Si District Nakhon Pathom showed that the relationship between active ageing and readiness to learn of elderly volunteers in the communities was related at a high level as hypothesized. Considering each pair, it was found that the relationships were at medium levels and high levels in which the relationships of readiness to learn of the elderly, readiness and learning benefits, readiness to learn and learning experience, and elderly learning readiness were related in the same direction at high levels with active ageing in the aspects of security and participation in society and community.