UPPVJP006 General Gerontagogy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
13/13/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Naděžda Špatenková, Ph.D.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objecives are to provide students with a comprehensive and structured insight into the issues, key concepts and aspects of general gerontagogy as conceived within the LLL, which they should understand as a basis for other courses, through the definition of the subject, functions, principles and objectives of the theory of education of the elderly, its content, forms, methods and means. Students also gain an analytical overview of the areas of the educational process, key competences of the subject and object of education, the conditions, principles, research methods, the relation to other educational disciplines and concepts.
Learning outcomes
Professional knowledge: Students acquire and demonstrate knowledge of gerontagogy as a discipline, knowledge of basic theories in its genesis, they can characterize its subject, objectives, goals, content, forms, methods, principles and means to define the core competences of the subject and object of education of the elderly, as well as characterize the system of supporting disciplines and the key features of the adults’ preparation for ageing.

Professional skills: Students are well versed in basic educational issues of the elderly as embedded within the concept of lifelong learning. They are familiar with the relevant field literature, can locate, interpret and apply the gained information in practice.

General qualification: Students are able to perceive the issues of the development and continuous cultivation of the elderly complexly - in the context of both educational and borderline disciplines. They they are able to not only use and apply their knowledge and skills in practice, but also to independently develop and seek new knowledge, approaches and methods in relation to the needs of life and work in the field, to react flexibly to current circumstances, choose and adopt the right decisions, assuming responsibility for them as well.
Syllabus
  • 1. Key concepts, historical and causal relations of preparation for a healthy old age; family and preparing its members for old age
  • 2. The phenomenon of old age and ageing (ageing and age - a natural part of human life, individuality of ageing; international comparison of age structure of the population, the age structure and ageing in the Czech Republic
  • 3. Gerontagogy as a science, its constituting concept; the concept and subject of gerontagogy; dimensions of gerontagogy as a science
  • 4. Characteristic features of elderly population; biological and cognitive changes during ageing; the state and productivity of man in old age
  • 5. Competences of the gerontagogic educator, skills of the andragogue and of the gerontagogue applicable in the educational process (personal, professional and didactic, managerial, diagnostic)
  • 6. The development potential and roles in senescence; personality development in senescence; developmental goals in senescence
  • 7. Educational context of ageing; preparation for healthy ageing - a sign of a modern society; education throughout life in the context of LLL - the priority and the right of the elderly
  • 8. Andragogical basis of education of the elderly; andragogická base of the education of the elderly; basic determinants of effective education process of the elderly; vital mechanisms in senescence and the learning process in the elderly)
  • 9. Key components of education for the elderly; basic objectives and functions of education of the elderly; content focus of education of the elderly; principles of effective education of the elderly
  • 10. Forms of education of the elderly; methods of education of the elderly; diagnostics - supporting element of effective education of the elderly;
  • 11. Organization of working conditions with regard to senior age; the level of organization of working conditions of the elderly; discrimination against the elderly with regard to age - manifestations and consequences
  • 12. Major institutions for the development of education of the elderly; global, European and national institutions, their programs and activities
  • 13. Key documents for the education of the elderly
Literature
    required literature
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Celoživotní učení, edukace dospělých a seniorů; relační a kauzální analýza geneze. Ostrava: Repronis, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7329-403-8. info
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Determinanty efektivnosti edukačního procesu. Ostrava, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7329-428-1. info
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Obecná gerontagogika. Distanční studijní text [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2019. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=456
  • MÜHLPACHR, P.Geragog jako nová profese v procesu celoživotního vzdělávání. Pedagogická orientace. 2002, 12(4), 96–101. ISSN 1211-4669 (print). ISSN 1805-9511(on-line).
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N. - SMÉKALOVÁ, L. Edukace seniorů. Geragogika a gerontagogika. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5446-8. info
    recommended literature
  • ČORNANIČOVÁ, R. Edukácia seniorov. Bratislava: UK, 2007. ISBN 978-80223-2287-4.
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Efektivní sebevzdělávání dospělých a seniorů. In:Š. ČÍŽKOVÁ et al., eds. Dětství, dospělost, stáří: variace na lidský život: Univerzita třetího věku, letní semestr 2008/09, aula Slezské univerzity Opava: [sborník přednášek Ústavu pedagogický
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Zamestnávateľská andragogika. (encyklopedické heslo s. 1081 - 1086) in ŠVEC, Š. (ed.) Slovenská encyklopédia edukológie. Bratislava: UK, 2015. ISBN 978-80-223-3747-2. info
  • LIPPHARDT, A., LEEN-THOMELE, E., COROIAN, E. andP. HELD. Older Adults and Learning Technology: Innovations in Adults´and Seniors´ Education.Innovation in Aging. 2017, 1(S1). EISSN 2399-5300.
  • MÜHLPACHR, Pavel. Kvalita života seniorů (Quality of Life of Seniors). 1. vydání. Brno: MSD, 2017, 163 pp. Výzkumná agentura Ministerstva školství SR. ISBN 978-80-7392-260-3. info
  • PETŘKOVÁ, A - ČORNANIČOVÁ, R. Gerontagogika. Úvod do teorie a praxe edukace seniorů. (studijní texty střediska distančního vzdělávání UP). Olomouc: FF UP, 2004. ISBN 80-244-0879-1. info
  • PRŮCHA, J. - VETEŠKA, J. Andragogický slovník. 2., aktualizované vydání 320 s. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-802-474-748-4. info
  • RABUŠICOVÁ, M., ed. a L. RABUŠIC, ed. Učíme se po celý život?: o vzdělávání dospělých v České republice. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008. 339 s. ISBN 978-80-210-4779-2.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
monologické a dialogické výukové metody
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zkouška (podmínkou zapsání na zkoušku je splnění požadovaných aktivit a docházka do seminářů)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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