Looking Forward to a Dynamic Third Age - Comparative Survey Report

BALL (Be Active Through Lifelong Learning) is an Erasmus + project of the European Union with the chief objective of analysing the degree of Preparation for Retirement among European citizens. The team working for this project, funded by the EU, is composed by organizations with broad experience at work with the third age from three European countries, Poland, Iceland and Spain, and the results obtained from these three contexts aim to provide a clear picture about the state of the art in preparation for retirement nowadays. The main objective of the project is to develop innovative guidelines and recommendations for use at lifelong learning centres; universities; companies; unions; associations; local and regional authorities who need and wish to prepare and encourage individuals under their auspices to prepare for the third age. The project defines the age group of 50 to 70 (the “baby boomer” generation) as the target group for such early preparations. The project and its outcomes will be used to raise awareness of these important issues and disseminate the results throughout the European Educational Area and the worldwide U3A network.*ICELANDIC SURVEY REPORT Team (Hans Kristján Guðmundsson, Ingibjörg R. Guðlaugsdóttir, Jón Björnsson). *POLISH SURVEY REPORT Team (Monika Adamcyk, Małgorzata Stanowska, Izabela Kato, Tomasz Gąska). *SPANISH SURVEY REPORT Team (Concepción Bru Ronda, Víctor Manuel Pina Medina, Marian Alesón Carbonell, Nuria Ruiz Armero, Antonio López Blanes, Víctor Sarrión Cano

Towards a Dynamic Third Age. Guidelines and Recommendations of the Erasmus+ BALL Project

It is crucial to prepare actively for the latter part of life and for retirement, so as to make the most and best use of the possibilities that may lie ahead. The BALL-project (Be Active through Lifelong Learning), supported by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, was defined and carried out to investigate how best to plan and implement such preparations. The ideas included in this book or guidelines are results of extensive research, survey and development work carried out within the three participating countries, Iceland, Poland, and Spain, with a view to Europe as a whole.Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Unio

Towards a Dynamic Third Age. Guidelines and Recommendations of the Erasmus+ BALL Project

It is crucial to prepare actively for the latter part of life and for retirement, so as to make the most and best use of the possibilities that may lie ahead. The BALL-project (Be Active through Lifelong Learning), supported by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, was defined and carried out to investigate how best to plan and implement such preparations. The ideas included in this book or guidelines are results of extensive research, survey and development work carried out within the three participating countries, Iceland, Poland, and Spain, with a view to Europe as a whole.Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Unio