Korea is going to make rapid aging society and make slow social response. Aging is one of most important problem and world wide agenda. Aging problem of Korea society in view of Sociology of Population is summarized as follows; a rise of average age, reduce of production population, ascend of cost for servicing of older adults, sudden increase of aging index, rapidly increase of super aging population.
Successful aging is major theme in aging society and New Gerontology. The purpose of this paper is to search for the direction of education for older adults for successful aging. As a result, this paper provides as follows: First, older adult is to be a core generation in aging society. Second, Socioeconomic role of older adults will be changed and they will be initiative
prosumer, and society should be needed strategy of adult education for successful aging. Third, new paradigm on education for older adults will be formed and successful aging is going to be a major issue on this. Last, the developmental stage theory will be modified for super aging society.