隨著時代與醫療技術進步，人類壽命延長也已是個普遍化的現象，相對於人口結構 高齡化平均壽命增長，退休後的人生規劃就顯得格外重要。目前50到65歲族群是臺灣 社會中最有錢的族群，他們的財富占全國總財富的55%以上，更重要的是，這些人願意 以參與再學習之方式充實退休後生活。本研究主要探討退休族群對於再學習的參與動機、 消費行為，包括資訊蒐集方式、再學習的支出花費與學習阻礙，進行初探性的研究，並 比較台灣地區北部與南部地區的再學習現況是否有所差異性存在。
研究透過問卷方式調查北部、南部地區之社區大學與救國團中心，對象為50〜65 歲已退休且參與上述組織再學習課程之族群。研究發現，北部地區退休族群「自我成長」 之再學習動機強烈，南部地區之退休族群為了「社交關係」而再學習，且容易因為「内 在阻礙(自信心）」而影響參與再學習課程之意願，而不同社經背景的退休族群也參與動 機與參與阻礙上有著顯著性的差異；且南北地區之退休族群也在資訊蒐集來源上、參與 課程之頻率上、攜伴參與與否與學習花費上有顯著的差異性存在。

Due to the advancement on medical technology and quality, people could live longer than before, which highlighted the importance how retirees plan their life. People who are 50 to 65 years old are considered as the richest group in Taiwan and their fortune accounts for at least 55% in Taiwan. The most important thing is they are willing to learn something to enrich their retirement life. The purpose of this study is to identify retiree’s learning motivation and behavior including information search, spending on learning and learning barriers, and furthermore to investigate any difference existing between north and south part of Taiwan towards continuing learning market. The study uses questionnaires to collect information from retirees of Community University and Social Education Center in North and South Taiwan. The study population is the retirees whose age is between 50 to 65 years old and had experience of participating in continuing learning classes.
According to the study result, retirees located in northern Taiwan participated in continuing learning classes due to their enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge and self-growth; the retirees in the southern Taiwan were based on the reason of socialization to make more friends. The retirees in the south part feel more barriers due to the shortage of their self-confidence. Furthermore, the retirees with different socio-economic background have statistically difference on their learning motivations and barriers. The research result also found that the retirees between northern and southern Taiwan also express statistically significant differences on information searching about continuing learning classes, frequency of attending the classes, and the spending on continuing learning classes.