The contribution presents a longitudinal analysis of the user base of the University of Free Age (Università dell’Età Libera, UEL) of the Municipality of Florence over the period 2007-2024. The aim is to investigate how the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants align with international scientific evidence on Universities of the Third Age (U3A) and contribute to the promotion of active and healthy ageing. The study, based on aggregated data concerning age, gender, educational attainment, marital status, geographical origin, and occupational status, reveals a predominantly female, stable, loyal, and culturally competent user base. The discussion highlights the inclusive value of the service while also identifying challenges related to accessibility and the representation of vulnerable groups. The Florentine experience emerges as a public good practice, capable of combining strong territorial roots, high-quality educational provision and active citizenship, thus contributing to the pedagogical debate on adult education and the development of sustainable models of lifelong learning.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6502-2484
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Titolo del capitolo
Educazione non formale e invecchiamento attivo: analisi descrittiva del caso dell’Università dell’Età Libera del Comune di Firenze
Autori
Vanna Boffo, Davide Bonaiuti
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0744-7.56
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Copyright
© 2025 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Accompagnare la longevità
Sottotitolo del libro
Buone pratiche educative e formative per l’invecchiamento attivo
Curatori
Vanna Boffo, Michele Bertani, Donatella Bramanti, Rabih Chattat, Laura Formenti
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
628
Anno di pubblicazione
2025
Copyright
© 2025 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0744-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0743-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0744-7
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0745-4
Collana
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
ISSN della collana
2704-596X
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5781