Educational Concepts for Developing Active Aging in the Elderly

Abstract

     A new paradigm for developing older adults to become involved in active aging and to be able to solve dependency problems in an aging society advocates lifelong learning and education. According to a review of the literature, the educational concepts for developing active aging include the development concepts of 1) lifelong learning, 2) educational gerontology, 3) learning city/society, and 4) aging city. The processes and purposes of each concept need to be connected to one another based on a holistic approach in order to develop fully active aging both at an individual and societal level. However, a learning city is recognized as an essential element in creating a learning society and serves as an appropriate learning strategy in the Thai context. Therefore, the author proposes a Learning City concept as the main concept toward promoting and developing active aging in Thailand.