Education and Learning in the Lives of Old People – A Strategy for Development and Adaptation to Old Age

The article aims to present the educational activity of seniors not in terms of its outcomes but as a process that enables older adults to use it as a tool. This life strategy allows them to manage their potential. In doing so, they can familiarize themselves with reality and everyday life and acquire skills and competencies, not so much to adapt to changes but to be ready for them and respond appropriately. The article is theoretical; it concerns adult education, educational activity, and lifelong learning of older adults. In addition to explaining the theoretical framework determined by permanent education and lifelong learning theories, the background of social changes and civilizational development, treated as the socio-cultural context of the educational activity of contemporary seniors, will be indicated.