Successful Ageing: A Study on the Senior Teachers of Dibrugarh University, Assam

Page: 362-366
Aroonmalini Boruah1 and Neeta Kalita Barua2 (Centre for Studies in Applied Psychology, Dibrugarh University, Assam1 and Department of Education, Dibrugarh University, Assam2)

The aim of this research is to view the process of ageing from a positive perspective and be aware of the factors associated with it. Research evidences claim that better and higher education along with continuous brain activity, have been found to be important determinants of successful ageing. An effort was thus made to examine whether the teachers of Dibrugarh University, Assam, who are at a high social stage as well as level of education were ageing successfully or not. The Successful Ageing Scale (SAS) based on four models of successful ageing has been used in the study to collect data. The quantitative analyses of the data collected by the tool used (SAS) suggest that the senior teachers of Dibrugarh University, who were the sample of the study, perceived themselves to be ageing successfully. All the teachers of the selected sample have shown the indicators of successful ageing, irrespective of their gender. Being in the field of education and being involved with the younger generation, have given them opportunities for participation in both physical and mental activities which are important for positive health and well-being at the later age (Menec, 2003). This understanding of the participation of older adult learners as a whole in educational activities and its link to successful ageing is useful for the understanding of education gerontology, lifelong learning and continuing education practice and research.