UPPVU099 Introduction to Andragogy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Juraj Kalnický, PhD., Prof. h.c. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Juraj Kalnický, PhD., Prof. h.c.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Subject content is delimitation of Andragogy in the field of educational sciences and Life-Long-Learning (LLL) concept, and its genesis, special aspects, goals and sub-systems. The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the specific problems of particular andragogy sub-systems, master the legislative, organizational and didactic side of the adult educational process, including the terminology of science aparatus and methods which are used in the exploration of their subject, to understand mutual relationship of goals, conditions and instruments of adult education. Basic andragogy categories and notion.
Syllabus
  • 1. Andragogy in the systems of education sciences. Educology, antropogogy, pedagogy, gerontagogy/geragogy - in the frame of others social sciences and human sciences , their position and mutual relations, process and becoming independent.
    2. Andragogy as a science, subject exploration; its importance and challenges in contemporary society; functions of adult education, their genesis and perspectives.
    3. Andragogy sub-systems and their thematic orientations, subsidiary and border science of andragogy - professional, cultural and integral andragogy, care, education.
    4. Research and science profiles in Andragogy, personalities of science, scientific schools and institutionalization of science .
    5. Education as a political component; categorization Life-Long-Learning components; formal, nonformal and informal leasing in the World; international (UNESCO, EU) and national (Czech Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Affaires) strategic documents.
    6. Andragogy didactic apparatus - goals, content, forms, methods, principles, instruments and conditions of adult education and their systematic links.
    7. Learners, their motivation to learn; input level, docility.
    8. Lecturer and organizer of adult education; professional competences.
    9. Adult education genesis in Bohemia lands and over the world.
    10. Andragogical companies, international projects (Grundtvig), networks, cooperation.
    11. Andragogy in the system of HRM, their relationship to the personnel management, career management, population life style.
Literature
    required literature
  • KALNICKÝ J. Základy andragogiky - studijní opora v elektronické podobě; přístupna na web-site FVP SLU. Opava: FVP SLU, 2014. info
  • BENEŠ M. Andragogika. Praha: GRADA, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-3960-1. info
  • KALNICKÝ J. Systémová andragogika. Ostrava: PdF OU, Repronis, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7368-489-1. info
    recommended literature
  • PRŮCHA, J. - VETEŠKA, J. Andragogický slovník. 2., aktualizované vydání 320 s. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-802-474-748-4. info
    not specified
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Vybrané aspekty metodologické (ne)čistoty andragogiky. s. 42 - 48 in Vzdělávání dospělých - příležitosti a úskalí v globalizovaném světě. 415 s. Praha: Educa Service, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87306-12-3. info
  • PALÁN, Z. Základy andragogiky. Praha: VŠ JAK, 2003. ISBN 80-86723-03-8. info
  • KOL. Výchova a vzdelávanie dospelých. Andragogika. Bratislava: SPN, 2000. ISBN 80-08-02814-9. info
Teaching methods
Lecture with presentation in Power-point
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Exam - knowledge of lectures and required reading
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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