scholarly journals Development of Adult Education in Europe and in the Context of Knowles′ Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Inna Feltsan
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Education History ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Education Process

Abstract The presented article touches upon the idea of adult education history in Europe. It highlights the main programmes and events, which were a great contribution to the development of lifelong learning. At ancient times, adult students considered to be the prominent audience at philosophical lectures of immortal minds. After the period of industrialization and social equality, primary and secondary education became the priority topics of governmental policies. Only after WWII there appeared a need for reviewing or upgrading the already existed knowledge, nothing to say about the late 2000s with the immigration realia and population aging, adult learning takes over the prior importance in Europe. Malcolm S. Knowles was one of the scholars who had been investigating the domain in the mid 1960s and created the theoretical background for further researches. His attitude and vision of adult education process were the predictors of a new adragogical age in Europe, where student took a new central role in the education process, was encouraged to hold responsibility for the most suitable methods, that would match up with their goals, possibilities, intentions and timing. In modern society, there exists an urgent need for changes in the approaches to teaching adults, for individual work that is more appropriate for age and ensures usage of personal experience. The maturity dimension scheme presented by M. Knowles brings understanding of adult psychological inclinations, behaviour and goals that might help an andragogue to decide on methods chosen for achieving educational results. Clear determination of notions should explain and help to avoid misunderstandings on “whom should we consider an adult?” Historical approach will help to create a complex adult education development picture and motivate a researcher for further investigations.

scholarly journals Problems of adult education development in Germany in the second half of the twentieth century

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3C) ◽  
pp. 354-359
Author(s):  
Viktoria V. Tikhaeva ◽  
Irina V. Bgantseva ◽  
Irina A Tislenkova ◽  
Valeria A. Buryakovskaya ◽  
Ekaterina V. Vlasova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Education System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Education Development ◽  
German Government ◽  
Fourth Column

The article examines the process of formation and development of the system of additional adult education in Germany in the second half of the 20th century. The historical, eco-nomic and political prerequisites that influenced the formation of the adult education system are analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the value and importance of the legislative acts on adult education adopted by the German Government. It is established that adult education in Germany is “the fourth column” of the education system after primary, secondary and higher education. The principle of unity of the educational system serves as the basis for obtaining a high-quality and satisfying all the emerging needs of a rapidly developing modern society.

scholarly journals Assessment of Lithium, Macro- and Microelements in Water, Soil and Plant Samples from Karst Areas in Romania

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4002
Author(s):  
Anamaria Iulia Török ◽  
Ana Moldovan ◽  
Erika Andrea Levei ◽  
Oana Cadar ◽  
Claudiu Tănăselia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Society ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Plant Samples ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Li Content

Lithium is a critical element for the modern society due to its uses in various industrial sectors. Despite its unequal distribution in the environment, Li occurrence in Romania was scarcely studied. In this study a versatile measurement method using ICP-MS technique was optimized for the determination of Li from various matrixes. Water, soil, and plant samples were collected from two important karst areas in the Dobrogea and Banat regions, Romania. The Li content was analyzed together with other macro- and microelement contents to find the relationship between the concentration of elements and their effect on the plants’ Li uptake. In Dobrogea region, half of the studied waters had high Li concentration, ranging between 3.00 and 12.2 μg/L in the case of water and between 0.88 and 11.1 mg/kg DW in the case of plants, while the Li content in the soil samples were slightly comparable (from 9.85 to 11.3 mg/kg DW). In the Banat region, the concentration of Li was lower than in Dobrogea (1.40–1.46 μg/L in water, 6.50–9.12 mg/kg DW in soil, and 0.19–0.45 mg/kg DW in plants). Despite the high Li contents in soil, the Li was mostly unavailable for plants uptake and bioaccumulation.

scholarly journals Accountability Requirements and Professional Development in the US Adult Basic and Literacy Education System

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
CRISTINE SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
National Education ◽  
Southeastern Us ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
The Us ◽  
Curricular Needs

Even before the 2001 enactment of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the education bill that holds schools in the US accountable for student achievement, ‘adult education [had] become part and parcel of the new federal trend to encourage the setting of national education goals and standards and holding programs accountable for demonstrating achievements’ (Sticht 1998). Now, almost ten years after enacting the Workforce Investment Act (1998), the legislation that required states to report how adult students were making progress towards educational and work goals, the field is just beginning to take stock of whether accountability has helped or hurt our adult education system.In the US school system (kindergarten to 12th grade for children five to 18), several researchers have investigated the effect of stronger accountability requirements on professional development systems. Berry et al. (2003), in a study of 250 teachers and principals in schools across six Southeastern US states found that results were mixed:Although high-stakes accountability systems help focus professional development efforts on the curricular needs of students, little evidence exists to support the claim that such systems help teachers change their practice to enhance student learning...A tendency exists…to narrow the focus of professional development activities to tested subjects or provide general support that is disconnected from curricular needs. (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 2004:3)

Sociology, Protestant Theology, and the Concept of Modern Religion: William Robertson Smith and the ‘Scientification’ of Religion

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 335-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietrich Jung
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Functional Differentiation ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
William Robertson

This article looks at the intersection between Protestant theology and sociology in the construction of the modern concept of religion. Set against the theoretical background of the functional differentiation of modern society, it identifies the origin of this concept in the discursive ‘scientification’ of religion by the emerging disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. In taking the life and work of William Robertson Smith (1846–94) as an example, the article analyzes the transformation of some specific elements of liberal Protestant theology into a set of universal features that came to represent religion as a modern concept. In this way, it argues against confusing the modern concept of religion with a ‘Christian model’ as such, and also against rejecting the concept as a mere ideological tool of secularist ideologies.

Transforming library communication: from Gutenberg to Zuckerberg

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 247-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Einasto
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Disciplinary Power ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library User

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse institutional and functional development of a library with the help of communication theories. The library as a social institution should have a quite strong position in today’s information society, but new ways of information search have made its position unstable. Thus, a library needs theoretical and cultural-political comprehension and reassessment. The paper tries to answer the questions as to how a library can satisfy the needs of modern society and which strategy of library communication will be in demand tomorrow. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical background is represented by communication theories of Marshal McLuhan, Denis McQuail and Yuri Lotman, as well as Michel Foucault’s concepts of disciplinary power and governmentality. Findings – The analysis revealed that library–user communication is based primarily on power relations, where “access” is the main keyword. The article brought out differences in library communicative processes in the “Gutenberg Galaxy” and today’s global network society, “Zuckerberg Era”. The analysis showed that library–user relationship is shifting from disciplinary power and monologue to the governmentality and new communicative forms, dialogue and participation. Research limitations/implications – The study demonstrates the possibility of implication of communication theories for library functional analysis. The new studies investigating which methods and forms of communication do libraries use today, how are the elements of power relations transforming would be very useful for the understanding of the topic. Practical implications – The study proposes to libraries some ideas that may be useful for developing the library communication strategy. Originality/value – This study, based on the communicative approach, corresponds well to library phenomenon and nature, as well as allows for reflection on the role of libraries in the society of today and future.

POWERPOINT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFORMATION AND THE PRESENT STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Alexander R. Polyanin ◽  
◽  
Sergey N. Korotun ◽  
Dmitry A. Baranov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Present State ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Technical Application ◽  
Higher Education Development ◽  
Marketing Environment ◽  
Classroom Time ◽  
Education Process

PowerPoint appeared over 35 years ago and has taken a firm place in education. The massive use of the program began in the mid-90s. The program has gone from an interesting technological novelty to an irreplaceable element of a modern lecture. Such a rapid introduction into ed-ucation took place without extensive empirical studies of a positive impact of this program, the initial scope of which was the marketing environment, on the education process. The article in-dicates that PowerPoint already in the late 1990s was subjected to certain criticism, the initial reasons for which were its technological imperfection, problems of its technical application. Over the decades, the program has undergone a number of modernizations, which, together with the development of demonstration technologies, has brought it today to a qualitatively new level. However, even today PowerPoint continues to raise questions from researchers. A sepa-rate problem was the question of the expediency of such massive use of the program, which today seeks to fill 100% of the classroom time. Most of the guides for using the program do not take into account the specifics of the use of slides and are aimed at the implementation of design rather than pedagogical tasks. The problem of stimulating audience activity at lectures using this program has not been solved yet.

scholarly journals Impact of Population Aging on Carbon Emission in China: A Panel Data Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Li ◽  
Xin Qi ◽  
Xiaojun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Stirpat Model ◽  
The Impact

The impact of population structure on carbon emission has always been a key area of research in modern society. In this paper, we propose a new expanded STIRPAT model and panel co-integration method to analyze the relationship between population aging and carbon emission, based on the provincial panel data in China from 1999 to 2014. Empirical results show that there exists a significant inverted U-shaped curve between the population aging and carbon emission. There also exist regional discrepancies, where the impact of the population aging on carbon emission in the eastern region is significantly positive. By contrast, a negative relationship arises in the central and western regions. Finally, several suggestions for low carbon development are provided.

scholarly journals METHODS OF FORMING MATHEMATICAL MOBILITY OF FUTURE ENGINEERS IN HIGHER MATHEMATICS CLASSES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 270-281
Author(s):  
Irina Khomyuk ◽  
Svetlana Kyrylashchuk ◽  
Victor Khomyuk ◽  
Zlata Bondarenkо ◽  
Iryna Klieopa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Interactive Methods ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Mobility ◽  
Education Today ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education Process

Continuous education today is a major feature of modern society. In order to ensure the competitiveness of future professionals who obtain higher education within the walls of the Institutions of Higher Education, the education process should be aimed at ensuring a high level of professional knowledge as well as the formation of graduates' adaptability to changeable modern production.  Since for a future engineer knowledge of higher mathematics is the basis for solving complex problems of a production nature, it can be argued that they are part of professional mobility. The implementation of technologies for the formation of professional mobility in higher mathematics has made it possible to note that the readiness to change activities can be considered not only in the context of changing professional activity, but also in the process of students’ educational activity. And this, in turn, made it possible to determine the «mathematical mobility». The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and practically test the methods of forming mathematical mobility of future engineers in higher mathematics classes. The experiment used competency-oriented tasks, test tasks in higher mathematics, built on the basis of Bloom's taxonomy, developed interactive methods for conducting practical classes in the process of studying higher mathematics. The results of the experiment showed the effectiveness of the proposed innovative technologies in the process of fundamental training of future engineers.  

scholarly journals Career Planning as a Building Block for Personal Excellence

Organizacija ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Turnšek Mikačić ◽  
Marija Ovsenik
Keyword(s):  
Career Planning ◽  
Linear Connection ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Final Model ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Career Plan ◽  
Final Theory ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Education Process

Abstract The narrow field of research here is the development of a model for the building of personal excellence using a career plan that is empirically tested and confirmed, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The purpose of this study relates to the writing of a career plan, for the determination of the factors that influence the feeling of personal excellence of participants in career planning education, in relation to other participants who are not. The qualitative analysis consists of basic experience data that was collected during the education process, through 20 essays, and the paradigmatic model, with the final theory defined, and based on this, a questionnaire was created. The quantitative analysis involved a total of 547 participants. For the statistical analyses of the data, bivariate analysis was used to assess the linear connection of individual pairs of variables. The search for differences between the two groups used t-tests for independent samples. Factor analysis was used to determine whether the relations among the examined variables can be explained with a smaller number of indirectly examined variables. The final model consists of three elements: (1) relation with career; (2) self-esteem; and (3) perception of personal excellence. Management can use the results of this study for management decisions. The increased success of every individual organisation benefits the whole of society. This study represents an original contribution and offers a new approach that is based on the paradigm of the understanding of a career and the importance of its planning as a motive for excellence.

scholarly journals THE PERCEPTION OF ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT STUDENTS ON THE RIVER RIO DOCE - CARTOGRAPHIES OF FEAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilda de Melo Marques ◽  
Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Mental Maps ◽  
Work Loss ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Empirical Material

Abstract The article is part of a series of debates that are concerned with the effects of the socio-technical disaster caused by the Fundão dam collapse in the year 2015, which affected the river Rio Doce, and presents results of a study that sought to understand the perceptions of Adult and Young Adult Education (EJA) students about the river. The theoretical framework establishes a dialogue between EJA, Environmental Education, and the contributions of the geographer Yi-Fu Tuan. The empirical material was produced through mental maps and interviews. The results indicate that the subjects’ perceptions on the river are marked by cartographies of fear of environmental degradation, before the disaster and post-disaster, health concerns, household budget, and work loss. The conclusions point to the importance of providing further information about water to the population, and the effects of the disaster, which intensify social inequalities.

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