Content Analysis of Elderly Education Policies in China: From the Perspective of Policy Instruments (1982–2021)
Table 3
Examples of coding and classification of the elderly education policy instruments.
No.
Policy instruments
Code
X dimension—policy instruments
Y dimension—the school-running system of the elderly education
6
The general guiding principle of aging work is that, based on reality, it promotes the development of the cause of aging in a planned and step-by-step manner and achieves the goals of ensuring the old people’s access to care, medical treatment, worthiness, learning, and enjoying life
3-2-1
Environment-based-policy and strategy
Undifferentiated
……
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……
……
……
41
Encourage and guide social forces to set up various schools for the elderly in accordance with the related regulations
7-4-1-4
Environment-based-incentive guidance
Social forces
……
……
……
……
……
80
The problems of funds, teaching materials, and teachers should be addressed to gradually realize the goal of the elderly universities being held in counties and counties
12-10-3
Supply-based-education investment
Government departments
……
……
……
……
……
136
Promote the development of elderly care services and elderly education courses in ordinary universities and vocational colleges, and provide teaching resources and services for communities, elderly education institutions, and elderly care service institutions
26-5-3
Supply-based-resource construction
Ordinary universities and communities
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……
……
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292
Encourage elderly education institutions to carry out online elderly education
