Attitudes of pedagogy students towards elderly people - a comparative study on the example of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia | Exlibris Social Gerontology Journal
Published : 2026-03-13

Attitudes of pedagogy students towards elderly people - a comparative study on the example of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Katarzyna Jas-Liszok

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-1423

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The article is a communication from a comparative research study conducted in 2023 among pedagogy students at Polish, Czech, and Slovak universities. The research used the semantic differential method. The research included 286 participants, all students from Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The research aimed to find out the attitudes of pedagogy students towards older people. To verify the research questions, statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. Frequency analyses, Spearman's rho rank correlation analyses, χ2 tests, and Fisher's exact tests were performed using this package. The classic threshold of α = 0.05 was considered the level of significance.

The analysis shows differing perceptions of older adults across nationalities, with most differences subtle and related to specific characteristics such as religiosity, education, or warmth in relationships.

The analysis's conclusions point to the need for further research into pedagogy students' attitudes toward older people. It is recommended to support intergenerational initiatives that, without the pressure to choose a specific career path, will inspire a positive attitude towards seniors. It is also crucial to provide sound knowledge about aging to build openness, dialogue, and connections across generations.

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attitudes towards the elderly, pedagogy students, university students, future teachers, comparative research



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Jas-Liszok, K. (2026). Attitudes of pedagogy students towards elderly people - a comparative study on the example of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Exlibris Social Gerontology Journal, 29(2), 57–71. https://doi.org/10.57655/EXLIBRIS_2_2025_3

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