Dimension

Field

Basic requirements

Professional knowledge

Learners’ knowledge

23) knowing the laws, regulations and polices about living conditions, development and protection of senior citizens;

24) knowing psychological characteristics and laws of senior citizens, and mastering the strategies of protecting and encouraging senior citizens’ mental and physical healthy development;

25) knowing safety knowledge;

26) knowing ways in which senior citizens serve others, influence others and contribute to society;

27) acquiring knowledge of reflecting on their own lives.

Curriculum knowledge

28) understanding and mastering some curriculum knowledge about coping needs and expressive needs;

29) knowing contributive needs-typed, influence needs-typed, self-transcendence-typed curriculum knowledge.

Curriculum pedagogy knowledge

30) knowing principles and methods of senior citizen education psychology;

31) mastering teaching methods and strategies of four types of courses;

32) mastering ways of evaluating four types of courses.

General knowledge

33) having the knowledge of corresponding natural science and humanistic and social science;

34) knowing backgrounds of education in China;

35) having the knowledge of corresponding artistic appreciation and expression;

36) having the knowledge of information technology.