I. YAKOVLEV CHUVASH STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

old age, andragogy, lifelong learning, population ageing, gerontology

The article is devoted to the study of socio-pedagogical problem of teaching the elderly. The increase in the number of people in this category, as well as the lack of qualified specialists, necessitates the involvement of professional personnel of retirement age in active and useful activities. The authors emphasize that rapid digitalization and total informatization require modern employers to clearly understand the socio-psychological characteristics of their staff. Without this, it is impossible to improve the education system for people of preretirement and retirement age. The material for research on this issue was the works of Russian and foreign scientists. The method of analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature was used in the work. The authors note that at present there is no uniformity and a dominant theoretical and methodological approach to the formation of a unified system of teaching the elderly, their involvement and motivation; give a brief review of current trends in adult education; propose a classification of andragogy; outlines the tasks set by this section of the theory of teaching. In conclusion, the authors come to the conclusion that the involvement of workers of retirement age can be an effective means of mentoring the younger generation.

Черезова Наталия Сергеевна – аспирант кафедры истории и педагогики Казанского государственного энергетического университета, г. Казань, Россия, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-4670, ncherezova@list.ru

Матушанский Григорий Ушерович – доктор педагогических наук, профессор кафедры истории и педагогики Казанского государственного энергетического университета, г. Казань, Россия, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-6119, grigmat@bk.ru