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Reflexiones teórico-metodológicas para el abordaje de las personas adultas mayores en situación de vulnerabilidad: de la educación social a la pedagogía social, un estudio en la provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica

2021; National University, Costa Rica; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15359/udre.11-2.5

2215-4752

I. Zamora, Rafael Esteban Jiménez Corrales, Heidy León Arce, Anthia Ramírez García, Sylvia Segura Esquivel, Gabriela Solís Sánchez,

Health and Lifestyle Studies

This article systematizes theoretical and methodological considerations to care to vulnerable elders. It also systematizes the experiential process in jointly building a network of older adults in Santa Rita de Alajuela, as part of the 2013-2018 Social Pedagogy project being implemented by Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) at Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación (CIDE) [Center for Education Teaching and Research] of UNA’s Division of Basic Education (DEB). The methodology is based on the naturalistic paradigm and holds that participating adults and older adults are both builders of previous stages and social actors at current stages in their lives. This field is addressed by social pedagogy through participatory action research. A conclusion reached by the research team in the project is that the elderly population in this type of community requires not only care and healthcare but also leisure and recreational spaces as tools to improve health thoroughly. This will result, in turn, in enjoyment, well-being, and quality of life and will be reflected in the emotional and physical health of the elderly.