부산대학교 도서관

To enrich retired life and ensure that life values continue to shine after retirement, many retirees form communities to contribute to society by utilizing their past expertise. This social practice combines service and learning, bringing together the accumulated wisdom of older adults through communities of practice (CoPs). These communities not only promote the ongoing development of senior citizens' human resources but also encourage retirees to re-engage within society. To understand the operation and formation factors of such communities, researchers have based their study on Wenger's (1998) theory of CoPs, using the S Retirement Volunteer CoP as a case study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with leaders, senior members, and junior members. The following conclusions were reached: In operation, this kind of community focuses on the sense of serving the society as the core, so as to connect mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire, and use practical cases, on-site teaching and experience sharing as the main means of professional development. Factors that promote joint enterprise within the CoP include defining post-retirement goals and life priorities, pursuing personal meaning and values, and establishing resonant career goals. Mutual engagement among community members is driven by strong friendships, a sense of honor, joy, and meaning derived from the collaborative process, as well as regular meetings. Shared repertoire within such a CoP is driven by utilizing problem-based learning to enhance individual knowledge, transforming personal experiences and resources into a shared repertoire through effective sharing mechanisms, consolidating the sharing mechanism by continuously participating in regular meetings, and fostering the development of the shared repertoire through diverse interactions.