An exploration of senior education in Nanjing, China

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the manuscript is to investigate senior education in Nanjing, China. The results were achieved by (1) collating statistical data from various published documents and government websites; (2) administering an on-site questionnaire to 500 randomly selected senior residents from five urban districts in Nanjing to assess attitudes regarding Nanjing’s senior education program; and, (3) analyzing these results in order to formulate suggestions for future sustainable development. The survey findings revealed: (1) senior education in Nanjing has achieved rapid development; (2) the admission rate for senior residents has increased from 2.7% to 7.7% over 20 years; (3) seniors are essentially content with the current status of senior education with a satisfaction rate of 72.7%; and (4) the majority of survey respondents (75.8%) would agree to pay an annual education fee of approximately 500 Yuan (approximately $70 US). The manuscript, therefore, offers a description of senior education in Nanjing that may provide insight into China’s senior education program and a blueprint for future development.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Funding

This research is supported by Social science funds of Jiangsu province (CN) (17SYC-117, 18SWC-30); Fundamental research funds for the central universities (CN) (SKGL2017014), Educational information funds of Jiangsu Province (CN) (20180033), Funds of Library Society of Jiangsu province in China, 17YB07.