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課程名稱

高齡社會與福利政策專題

Population aging and social policy

開課學期

110-2

授課對象

學程人口學程

授課教師

楊培珊

課號

SW7033

課程識別碼

330EM1710

班次

學分

3.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

星期三7,8,9(14:20~17:20)

上課地點

備註

人口學程選修領域(三)保險與福利。
限碩士班以上
總人數上限：15人
外系人數限制：8人

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課程概述

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.

課程目標

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.

課程要求

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%)

預期每週課前或/與課後學習時數

Office Hours

另約時間備註： Professor Yang is open for appointments in advance. Please contact her via email or in class.

指定閱讀

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.

參考書目

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

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	reading assignments	20%	Students are required to complete reading assignments. Each student is responsible for giving at least one briefing in class.
2.	Final individual oral and written report	50%	Each student is responsible for submitting his\|her own report with a specific topic. An oral presentation will be given in class and a written report is due at the end of the semester. The final written report shall be within 3000 to 5000 words. If you use more quantitative data analysis, charts and graphs, it is okay that your report may be shorter. The final report should include three parts: first, a brief background of your chosen topic; second, a literature review section; and third, an anlysis of policies or services regarding your topic. Some suggestions following your analysis will be better. Finally, please add a list of reference. The oral report will be given in class. Each student should do a 15 minute presentation on the same topic as the written report. You may edit and revise your written report after the in-class presentation and feedback from the classmates and the teacher. The final written report is due no later than the 15th of June.
3.	Class participation	10%	This is a small class. Each student needs to fully participate in class and filed visits. All absence without prior notice will cost the final grade.
4.	field visit report	20%	Each student is required to visit his/her local organizations or communities that provide any type of services for the elderly people.

本校建議 A+ 比例上限為 20% ，非強制規定，授課教師可依課程要求調整，建議必修課程參考。
本校採用等第制評定成績，學生成績評量辦法中的百分制分數區間與單科成績對照表僅供參考，授課教師可依等第定義調整分數區間。詳見學習評量專區 (連結)。

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	2/16	Introduction: global population aging Readings: 1.United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2021). World Population Prospects 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265759/world-population-by-age-and-region/
第2週	2/23	Challenges of population ageing Lecturer: Peishan Yang Reading Assignments: 1. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2004). World population to 2300. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/trends/WorldPop2300final.pdf 2. 薛承泰（2016）。台灣人口大震盪。台北：天下文化。
第3週	3/2	Aged and super aged societies and Asian family culture Reading Assignments: 1. Chen & Powell (2012). Chapter 6: Social policy, family support and rural elder care. 2. Yang, P. (2013). Surviving social support: Care challenges facing Taiwanese centenarians. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22(4): 396-405.
第4週	3/9	Trends and development in East Asia ageing social policies: country report Reading Assignments: 1. Chen & Powell (2012). Chapter 1: Social policy of the changing economic state. 2. Wang, Kate Yeong-Tsyr, & Lin, Wan-I (2011). Successful ageing: The case of Taiwan. Australian Journal on Ageing, 31(3):141-146.
第5週	3/16	Trends and development in East Asia ageing social policies: country report II Reading Assignments: 1. Suzuku, T. (2013). Low fertility and population aging in Japan and East Asia. Tokyo: Springer. 2. Kreager, P. & Schrder-Butterfill, E. (2014). Ageing and gender preferences in rural Indonesia. In Theresa W. Devasahayam, T. W. Ed. Gender and ageing: Southeast Asian perspectives. Ed. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing.
第6週	3/23	Trends and development in East Asia ageing social policies: country report III Culture as an important element of personal and social lives Reading Assignments: 1. 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
第7週	3/30	A review of ageing theories with the example of dementia Lecturer: Peishan Yang Reading Assignments: 1. Hooyman, N. R., & Kiyak, H. A. (2011). Social gerontology. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. 2. Mackichan, F., Adamson, J., & Gooberman-Hill, R. (2013). Living within your limits: activity restriction in older people experiencing chronic pain. Age and Aging, 42(6): 702-708.
第8週	4/6	Social policy as knowledge and practice Lecturer: Peishan Yang Reading Assignments: 1. Chen, F. L., Yang, P., & Wang, L. R. (2010). The changing profile of the Taiwanese family and the governmental response. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(2), 135-145. 2. Chan, C. K. (2011). Hong Kong social policy and Chinese welfare ideologies. In Social security policy in Hong Kong. Lanham: Lexington Books. 3. Kreager, P. (2009). Ageing, finance and civil society. In Arifin, E. N., & Ananta, A., Eds. Older persons in southeast Asia: An emerging asset. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Utopia Press Pte Ltd.
第9週	4/13	Financing aged society Lecturer: Peishan Yang Reading Assignments: 1. Nadash, P., Doty, P., Mahoney, K. J., Von Schwanenflugel, M. (2012). European long-term care programs: lessons for community living assistance services and supports? Health Services Research, 47: 309-28. 2. Lee, S., & Kim, J. (2014). Comparing the long-term care insurance programs of Korea and Japan. Asian Journal of Human Services, 6:1-12. 3. Nadash, P., & Shih, Y. C. (2013). Introducing social insurance for long-term care in Taiwan: Key issues. International Journal of Social Welfare, 22, 69-79. Peishan Yang Reading Assignments:
第10週	4/20	Work and retirement Lecturer: Peishan Yang Reading Assignments: 1. Chen & Powell (2012). Chapters 3: Aging: The role of work and changing expectations in the United States and China. 2. Yang, P. (2010). What is productive in Taiwanese centenarians’ lives? A challenge for the definition of productive ageing. China Journal of Social Work, 3(2-3), 125-137. 3. Stock, J. H., & Wise, D. A. (1990). Pensions, the option value of work, and retirement. Econometrica, 58(5): 1151-1180. Retrieved at http://gemini.econ.umd.edu/jrust/econ698s/stockwise.pdf 4. Woehrmann, A. M., Deller, J., & Wang, Mo (2013). Outcome expectations and work design characteristics in post-retirement work planning. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(3): 219-228.
第11週	4/27	Social and community engagement Please pay a field visit to any chosen activity or service designed for older persons in your country. Each student needs to hand in a filed visit report.
第12週	5/4	Creative Aging Workshop Guest: Legacy Art leaders Art materials will be discussed later.
第13週	5/11	Long term care initiative in New Taipei City Invited speaker: Bart Chen Senior Executive Officer Department of Health of New Taipei City
第14週	5/18	Geriatric Health Care and Telecare Lecturer: Fisher Lee (Founder of DynaFont, Com.) Reading Assignments: 1. Chen & Powell (2012). Chapter 2: China and the bio-medicalization of aging: Implications and possibilities. 2. Chen & Powell (2012). Chapters 10: An East-West approach to mind-body health of Chinese elderly. 3. Yang P.S., Lin S.J.（2019）. Digital aging as an essential component of active aging: A literature review. International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 7(4):113-132.
第15週	5/25	Hospice and palliative care
第16週	6/01	Final individual presentations