<b>Exploration of needs of the elderly for their welfare by ‘community - university' equal joint study</b>

• Rakugi Akiko

  Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University

• Miyake Yuko

  Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University

• Sugiman Toshio

  Graduate School of Human and Environmrntal Studies, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• <b>対等な「地域－大学」共同研究による高齢者福祉の課題発見 </b>
• A case of Yamagata community, Chizu, Tottori, Japan
• 鳥取県智頭町山形地区の事例

Abstract

This paper reported a case of joint study that was carried out by equal partnership between residents in a community and faculty members and students of a university to explore what needs the elderly people living alone had for their welfare. Traditionally, a university has taken the initiative in planning and implementing a joint study with a community. But, equal partnership is required to explore the needs of residents like in this study because they are most aware of their own needs. <br>　　　The joint study reported in the paper was made by collaboration of community organization in Yamagata, Chizu, Tottori and faculty members and students of Okayama Prefectural University. First of all, residents of the community invited two students to stay in the community as long as they wanted. When the students became acquainted with the community sufficiently, the residents suggested the students to visit houses of the elderly to listen to their opinions carefully. By the visits, the students found that the elderly wanted to have more communication with others, especially communication in their houses and nearby although they did not have critical problems to survive. Having this into consideration, the students proposed a new project in which old people would be given an opportunity to exchange with each other while having lunch together regularly, which was taken seriously by core members of the community organization. <br>　　　It was found the joint study provided the students with a precious opportunity to discover and solve problems in a community by themselves. This shows the importance of practical training in a community for students who study social welfare although training has been given mainly in welfare facilities. It was also found the joint study gave residents an opportunity to educate students, which is expected to grow ‘educational ability of community.' Lastly, faculty members learnt how they could create a field of mutual education among residents, students and faculty members by playing a role of lynch pin.

Journal

• Journal of Group Dynamics

  Journal of Group Dynamics 30 (0), 36-54, 2013

  Japan Institute for Group Dynamics

Keywords

• equal joint study by community and university
• welfare for the elderly
• community organization

Details

• CRID: 1390001205427862528
• NII Article ID: 130004977309
• DOI: 10.11245/jgd.30.36
• ISSN: 21872872
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed