Abstract
The article considers the problem of activation of people of retirement age during the period of self-isolation and studies education as a means of their activation. As a research method, the questionnaire method was used, which allows us most effectively to find out the features in the attitude of retirement age people who are in self-isolation to personal development through education. It is determined that with the help of education in conditions of self-isolation and in the presence of a modern information society, elderly people want to activate their resources, increase their own professional competence in various fields of knowledge, and master various skills in response to a stressful situation during the situation of self-isolation. It is revealed that most of all during the period of self-isolation, people of retirement age need knowledge from the field of psychology and pedagogy; slightly less in knowledge from the field of medicine and political science; rather low interest in knowledge from the field of agricultural sciences. It is shown that people of retirement age showed interest in computer literacy, knowledge about a healthy lifestyle, history and culture of their native land.
 
 Keywords: Self-isolation, coronavirus pandemic, retirement age, educational strategies.
Highlights
In the current situation associated with the coronavirus pandemic, people of retirement age found themselves in a difficult situation, as they more than others in a situation of strict long-term self-isolation were
More than half of the respondents are going to use the new knowledge in later life (61% of the respondents), and every fifth is ready to pass on the experience to their relatives, friends, neighbors (21 % of the respondents). This is especially important, because today knowledge is important as a means of integrating people of retirement age into the space of the information society, where, in addition to owning information, its use, transmission, and multiplication are necessary for successful life
Though the word activation has been used frequently in recent years, most social work professionals will probably agree that one person is not able to empower another with the ability to control their own life situations
Summary
In the current situation associated with the coronavirus pandemic, people of retirement age found themselves in a difficult situation, as they more than others in a situation of strict long-term self-isolation were. In modern Russian society, there is a significant formal and informal aging of the population, in many respects, due to the unfavorable socio-economic situation that has developed in the context of a systemic crisis (Usak, Masalimova, Cherdymova & Shaidullina, 2020; Antsyferova, 2001; Vasilkova, 2009; Vershlovsky, 2002; Baltes, 1994; Abramova, 2000; Podobeda, 2002). This accelerated aging of the population has significant negative consequences for the state and society. The implemented social policy in the Russian Federation offers this category of citizens a passive role of the recipient and consumer of social benefits, as well as the provision of protection, instead of activation in obtaining the necessary information, social benefits and services
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