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Course title |
Population aging and social policy |
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Semester |
110-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK |
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Instructor |
PEI SHAN YANG |
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Curriculum Number |
SW7033 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
330EM1710 |
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Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
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Elective |
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Time |
Wednesday 7,8,9(14:20~17:20) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: MA students and beyond
The upper limit of the number of students: 15.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 8. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course is an English-only class designed for all the foreign as well as Taiwanese NTU system students. Graduate students are the main target of this class, but senior undergraduate students are welcomed, too.
East and Southeast Asian countries, are all facing great challenges with regards to fast population ageing, in particular, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Singapore. Since social policy is an important field of knowledge and practice, all these countries have tried to use social policy to guide the nations’ preparation towards the aged future. The course will give an introduction to the fundamental social policies related to ageing. The course will use multi-methods of teaching, such as lectures, small group discussions, field visits (the government, NGOs, and communities), and student project presentations. |
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Course Objective |
a. The students will understand population ageing in East and Southeast Asian countries and globally.
b. The students will develop capacity to do ageing social policy analysis and policy practice.
c. The students will have field experiences and know how ageing social policies are done and materialized in Taiwan.
d. The course will facilitate students from various countries to interact with each other and share their own experiences and ideas related to ageing societies. |
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Course Requirement |
a. participate in class and filed visits (10%)
b. complete reading assignments and be responsible for at least one briefing in class (20%)
c. complete one field visit report (20%)
d. individual oral and written final report (50%) |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. Note: Professor Yang is open for appointments in advance. Please contact
her via email or in class. |
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References |
1. Devasahayam, T. W. (2014). Gender and Ageing: Southeast Asian Perspectives. Ed. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing.
2. Hooyman, N. R., & Kiyak, H. A. (2011). Social Gerontology. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
3. Suzuku, T. (2013). Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and East Asia. Tokyo: Springer.
4. Andreoni, G., & Membretti, C. (2021). Digital Health Technology for Better Aging: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG |
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Designated reading |
1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
(2021). World Population Prospects 2021.
2. Danely, J. (2017). Aging and Subjectivity: Ethnography, Experience and Cultural Context. In: Samanta T. (eds) Cross-Cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Social Gerontology. Springer, Singapore.
3. Chen, S. & Powell, J. L.(2012). Aging in China: Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State. International Perspectives on Aging 2, Boston, MA: Springer. |
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Grading |
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