UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ADULT EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND

Introduction. The scientific interest is made by experience of organization of adult education in different countries of the world, in particular the Republic of Poland. Adult education is adopted as the phenomenon of the XXI century. Like other European countries, Polish society gets older each time in more rapid rate, taking it into account in the article the activity of universities of the third age is analyzed, which are the important components of adult education development in the country. Purpose of the article is to analyze the functioning of the universities of the third age in Poland. Results. For organization of effective adults' educational process in Poland active methods of education are applied. To the most famous method which activates adults' educational process in Poland, belongs the method of discussion, in which row techniques enter. In the universities of the third age the most popular educational techniques are: analysis of pros and cons (debates), metaplan, «six hats», poker of criteria, discussion on marks, tree of making decision, analysis of SWOT, staging. The important elements of formation of effective economic mechanisms of education modernization and development which provide new principles and system of field financing actually must become: the system of the state educational crediting; the development of adult education for budgetary facilities of all levels; the development of libraries and informative resources; direction of money to the in-plant teachers' training; providing of having a special purpose use of money, foreseen on the development of adult education of different levels; stimulation of establishments, which invested in adult education. Conclusion. On the basis of analysis of the modern state of adult education in Poland, it is established that adult education takes place in formal and informal forms. The Polish legislation and educational system of the country spares large attention to adult education. The system of education avouches for adults the possibility to get universal education and get or change professional qualification.