Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia

Ronald C. Beckett; Michael Jones

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23330-2_21

Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia

Ronald C. Beckett, Michael Jones

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There are more than 200 U3A groups in Australia where senior citizens collaborate to provide recreational learning opportunities to more than 60,000 other senior citizens. The movement continues to grow through the efforts of thousands of volunteers with very limited government support. We chose to use a collaborative network organisation modelling framework, ARCON, to both guide questions we asked in our research and to represent data from different instances in a consistent way. This provided a coherent view of the status quo, but supplementary questions were needed to consider the future viability of U3A groups. Spinoff network activities associated with some U3A groups were noted, suggesting the U3A model might be adapted for a variety of purposes. In such cases, it is hoped that the structured view provided by the ARCON framework might inform their design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings
Editors	Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Alexandra Pereira-Klen, Hamideh Afsarmanesh
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Springer
Pages	189-196
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642233302
ISBN (Print)	9783642233296
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23330-2_21
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Beckett, R. C., & Jones, M. (2011). Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. In L. M. Camarinha-Matos, A. Pereira-Klen, & H. Afsarmanesh (Eds.), Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings (pp. 189-196). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23330-2_21

Beckett, Ronald C. ; Jones, Michael. / Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings. editor / Luis M. Camarinha-Matos ; Alexandra Pereira-Klen ; Hamideh Afsarmanesh. U.S. : Springer, 2011. pp. 189-196

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Beckett, RC & Jones, M 2011, Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. in LM Camarinha-Matos, A Pereira-Klen & H Afsarmanesh (eds), Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings. Springer, U.S., pp. 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23330-2_21

Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. / Beckett, Ronald C.; Jones, Michael.
Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings. ed. / Luis M. Camarinha-Matos; Alexandra Pereira-Klen; Hamideh Afsarmanesh. U.S.: Springer, 2011. p. 189-196.

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Beckett RC, Jones M. Active ageing : using an ARCON framework to study U3A (University of the Third Age) in Australia. In Camarinha-Matos LM, Pereira-Klen A, Afsarmanesh H, editors, Adaption and Value Creating Collaborative Networks: 12th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17-19, 2011 Proceedings. U.S.: Springer. 2011. p. 189-196 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-23330-2_21

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