Leisure and Learning

Abstract

The increase in life expectancy during the twentieth century, the improved quality of life and access to paid retirement creates a growing need for retirement activities. This paper presents a leisure and learning workshop aimed at older people. The transition from worker to retiree is one of the most important changes taking place in late adulthood and in the course of life. The overall objective of the workshop is to promote positive attitudes and personal development activities for the use of free time, social interactions and continuous, active and participatory learning. The World Health Organization principles on "active aging" and the theoretical sources, such as Psychology of Leisure and free time and Positive Psychology, are the grounds for this workshop. Thus, interesting challenges arise because people must learn, among other things, to successfully and significantly occupy their new free time. In this sense, leisure and learning allow us to think alternatives to actively develop these environments at this stage of life.