Active Ageing and Effective Learning for Enhanced Quality of Life
Whilst promoting the European Year for Active Ageing (AA) in 2012, the European Union (EU) revised their definition to mean, growing old in good health. By this definition, no matter the person's age, the goal would be to enjoy a better quality of life as an active member of society. Three aspects which support promotion of Active Ageing are: employment, active participation in society and independent living (Hendrickx, 2012) Within the field of Gerontology, the essence of Active Ageing has taken many different names and forms Many older adults have similar aspirations. In general, they want to be able to do the things that make them happy such as travel, spending time with family (especially grandchildren) and having the ability to maintain their household. The need to combine effective learning in the elderly, with the purpose of motivating intergenerational face to face interaction to encourage social support and accept the physiological changes, is a colossal issue. (c) 2016 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk