A Research on Work and Learning among the Middle-aged

Abstract

Korea has been aging faster than any other countries in the world. This has been causing economic problems to individuals after their retirement, and the decreasing number of production personnel and increasing welfare spending are likely to cause economic threats to the nation. However, the reality lacks effective promotion of policies and improvement of legal systems that can serve the following purposes: to recognize the social middle-aged as the new human resources, and to raise the employment sustainability of the middle-aged through the provision of systematic life-long learning. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to draw a plan for activating the life-long education required for the middle-aged to design and execute their second life, and construct a road map for improving policies and legal systems from the medium- and long-term perspective, and, thereby, actualize the systemic basis for establishing a virtuous circle where the middle-aged can continue to work through learning.