Abstract
Aim. The aim of article is present the changing of idea of lifelong learning. The article focuses on the idea of lifelong learning. The first part shows the essence of lifelong learning. An attempt has been made to organise concepts like: lifelong learning, lifelong training, continuing education and permanent education, as well as education and adult education, to consequently educe the idea of lifelong learning from the concept of continuing education.
 Methods. It’s used the literature analysis because of the theoretical character of a paper.
 Results. In the paper was presented how idea of lifelong learning was changing in the time. Furthermore, the article shows the social context of the use of lifelong learning in relation to the theory of human capital and social capital theory as well. The next part of the article concentrates on identifying the most important initiatives of the European Union, the objective of which was the implementation of the idea in Europe. The article presents the aims of the EU programmes that are focused on the implementation of that idea in European education.
 Conclusions. The development of the idea lifelong learning is referring with a social and cultural changes. This idea is a very important part of EU strategy which main gol is to build the Information Society.
Highlights
Transgression the opinions that lifelong learning is no longer a voluntary educational activity undertaken by a privileged part of society, but an absolute compulsion and necessity to proper functioning the proper functioning in the wider world (Malewski, 2001, p. 37)
It should be emphasised that the goal of lifelong learning is focused on social participation, and on the comprehensive development of an individual
The importance of lifelong education in the new reality was aptly captured by Katarzyna Druczak, according to whom: “learning is presented as a necessary condition for survival, as the biographical imperative in the world of voracious competition of economic uncertainty, instability and constant changes
Summary
The causes of andragogy’s interest in the concept of lifelong learning can be traced to human capital theory, which states that investment in education remains in link with the pace of socio-economic development of a society and individual development. The idea of lifelong learning in the EU required the cooperation and coordination of various activities undertaken in this area at the European level For this reason, it is worth pointing to two EU initiatives in context of education, which include the Bologna Declaration (The Bologna Declaration of June 19th, 1999...) - signed in 1999, which initiated the Bologna Process aimed at raising the prestige of European universities in comparison to the US universities by establishing a system of comparing degrees and academic titles. The aim of the program was “to contribute, by learning throughout life, to the development of the Union as a knowledge-based society, characterised by sustainable economic development, growing number of better jobs and greater social cohesion, while ensuring proper protection of the environment for future generations It aims to foster exchange, cooperation and mobility between education and training systems within the Union so that they become a world quality reference” (OfÞcial Journal of the European Union, 2006). Structure of the programme Lifelong Learning 2007-2013 LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME - LLP
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