STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF OLDER ADULT EDUCATION
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF OLDER ADULT EDUCATION

Author(s): Dominika Crnjac Milić, Ivanka Ferčec, Yvonne Liermann-Zeljak
Subject(s): Adult Education, State/Government and Education, Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Ekonomski fakultet u Osijeku
Keywords: aging; quality of life, education; third age;
Summary/Abstract: Data on demographic trends in developed countries indicate the need for increased attention and a better approach to care for older adults. Better health care results in increased life expectancy, which as such poses certain challenges to society. Life expectancy accompanied by good health alone often does not guarantee an individual’s satisfaction. Due to an accelerating pace of life and continuous lifestyle changes, social exclusion of retired older adults from the community appears to be increasingly present. To reduce the occurrence of this phenomenon and enable this population group to remain active members of the community, it is important to offer them the opportunity for education. After the analysis of European trends, the paper points out the need for continuous strategic planning and more agile organization of education in the Republic of Croatia. Special attention is given to the situation in the city of Osijek, which is a center for education in Osijek-Baranja County. The types and usefulness of the most common forms of education conducted in the period from 2015 to 2020 are also presented.

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