INTRODUCTION OF PROSPECTS OF STRENGTHS IN THE PRACTICE OF ACTIVITIES OF THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The peculiarities of the Ukrainian approach to the opening and functioning of educational and sociocultural institutions for the elderly are clarified, the peculiarities of the Ukrainian model of functioning of the universities of the third age are characterized. The essence of the document of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine "The introduction of social and pedagogical service "University of the Third Age" (2011) and guidelines for the organization of social and pedagogical service "University of the Third Age" in the territorial center of social services (provision of social services), which defines the general provisions of universities, the main tasks, the organization of the educational process, the approximate structure of programs, the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers.It was found that the dominant concept of the functioning of the universities of the third age in Ukraine is the interpretation of their activities in the context of providing social and pedagogical services and the subjective position of students.The purpose of the article is to analyze the activities of universities of the third age in Ukraine and to reveal the possibilities of introducing the perspective of strengths in the practice of their activities.In preparing the article, the authors used theoretical methods of studying the scientific literature, research results of foreign and Ukrainian scientists on the activities of universities of the third age, as well as the method of generalization, comparison, interpretation of information about the activities of universities of the third age.