Benefits of Life-Long Education

Elena  BELOVOL; Zlata  BOYKO; Elena  SHURUPOVA

doi:10.38014/ehs-ss.2021.2.01

Elena BELOVOL PhD (Psychology), Associate Professor, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0285-159X
Zlata BOYKO PhD (Psychology), Associate Professor, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5313-8714
Elena SHURUPOVA life-long education, life-long learning, person’s cognitive wellbeing, cognitive flexibility, cognitive health https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7113-8432

DOI: https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2021.2.01

Keywords: life-long education, life-long learning, person’s cognitive wellbeing, cognitive flexibility, cognitive health

Abstract

The influence of life-ling education on person’s cognitive functioning is considered in the article. Flexibility of cognitive control was used as a marker for cognitive integrity. 116 respondents aged 56-84 participated in the research. Participants have being learning from 8 to 36 years in their lives. Some of them have even four different educations. Statistically significant correlation between indices of cognitive flexibility and years of education has been obtained in the research. The conclusion that formal education with considerable years of education promotes cognitive well-being has been drawn. Life-long education makes it easy to adapt to challenges of modern world. It allows us to save mind’s clarity and flexibility thus ensuring successful aging and cognitive integrity.

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