Research on the Establishment Standards for Elderly Education Institutions at the County, Township, and Village Levels in Dalian

Abstract

In the “Reply to the Proposal on Further Strengthening the Construction of Elderly Universities in Our City (No. 0243)” from the First Session of the 14th Municipal Political Consultative Conference issued by the Dalian Municipal Education Bureau in 2022, it was stated that there are a total of 2 municipal-level elderly universities, 16 county-level elderly universities, 128 township-level community schools, and 1,267 village-level community education learning centers across the city. As China’s population ages, elderly education has become an important part of retired life for the elderly. Dalian has established clear requirements for the minimum building area, staffing of full-time personnel, and curriculum construction for the three-tier institutions (municipal, county, and township), providing favorable conditions for research on the standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels. This study analyzes the standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels in Dalian against the backdrop of an aging population, explores the issues with these standards, and proposes a three-tier coordinated model of county-level regional radiation, township-level inclusive coverage, and village-level flexible supplementation to empower the path analysis of setting standards for elderly education institutions. This lays a theoretical foundation for the development of standards for establishing elderly education institutions at the county, township, and village levels in Dalian, Liaoning Province, and provides practical references for improving the standards for establishing elderly education institutions across China.