THIRD AGE EDUCATION - CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR SELF-REALIZATION

A. Zovko, F. Polegubić, M. Šokić

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Rijeka, Croatia; Administrative Department for Education - Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - Rijeka, Croatia

Summary:

This paper defines and explains third age education in the context of lifelong learning. The aim of this paper is to present the characteristics of the educational process of third-age people as a form of their self-realization and raising the quality of  their life.

Key words: third age, education, lifelong learning, gerontogogy, educational process, self-realization.