scholarly journals ELECTIVITY AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF ADULT EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
L. Khoruzha
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Information

The purpose of the article is to analyse the content, features and identify the ways of effective implementation of the principle of electiveness into practice of adult education. The author analyses the main areas of implementation of such a choice by an adult: goals, content, forms and methods, information sources, resources, place, terms of study, etc. The paper examines one of the most important principles of modern adult education — electivity. As a rule, adults have educational experience, as well as working one. Their requests are more specific and pragmatic, hence, the implementation of the electivity principle in the organisation of adult education can ensure its success. The paper attempts to interpret it scientifically as an individual information request of a person, its choice of various possibilities for this principle implementation in the conditions of lifelong learning. The features of such a choice, the motives that underlie it, are characterised. It is concluded that the success of a person’s implementation of the electivity principle in learning depends, first of all, on the choice freedom of various components of the educational process. It concerns objectives, content, forms and methods, information sources and resources, place of studying, terms of studying, tools for assessing educational outcomes. The author concludes that electiveness as a guiding principle of modern education should find its understanding and study by scientists, identify ways of practical implementation, due to the need for rapid adaptation of citizens to the constant changes in society and economy. Thus, the expansion of human learning opportunities is a positive aspect not only of lifelong learning, but also of socio-economic development of society. These opportunities for human implementation of the principle of electiveness in education relate to the goals, content, forms and methods, information sources and resources, place of study, timing of educational activities, tools for evaluating results. The introduction of the principle of electiveness in adult education corresponds to modern educational trends: individualization, freedom of choice, variability, constant self-improvement of the individual.

scholarly journals Empathy in Adult Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Natalija Vrečer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
Intercultural Competencies

Empathy is an important part of emotional intelligence and the latter is crucial for human relations, whether they be interpersonal relations, relations among people at work, or in a wider community. Therefore, empathy is important for adult education, for guidance counsellors, and for other adult educators. Adult educators must be empathic in order to understand the perspectives and needs of the participants in the educational process and empathy is a precondition for understanding. The development of empathy as a competence is a lifelong learning process. Namely, despite some biological predispositions for empathy, the latter can be learnt. It is the contention of the article that empathy is one of the most important intercultural competencies, because if a person is not empathic, other intercultural competencies vary rarely cannot develop to their full extent. Thus empathy is a precondition for successful intercultural dialogue.

scholarly journals Foucault, Governmentality, Neoliberalism and Adult Education - Perspective on the Normalization of Social Risks

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Kopecký
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Political Concept ◽  
The Individual

Foucault, Governmentality, Neoliberalism and Adult Education - Perspective on the Normalization of Social RisksThe article deals with the relevance of the work of Foucault to critical analysis of the political concept of lifelong learning that currently dominates. This concept relates to the field of adult education and learning. The article makes reference to the relatively late incorporation of Foucault's work within andragogy. It shows the relevance of Foucault's concept of a subject situated within power relations where the relation between knowledge and power plays a key role. The analysis of changing relations between knowledge and power will help us to understand important features of neoliberal public policies. The motif of human capital is key. The need to continually adapt to the changing economic and social conditions follows on from the neoliberal interpretation of learning, and the individual is to blame for failure on the labour market or in life generally.

scholarly journals Approaches to Training Teachers of Adults in the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Vadym Chychuk
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Adult Student ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk

Abstract The article deals with the theoretical foundations of teacher training for adult students in the UK. It has been found out that the system of adult education is based on the andragogical approach that reveals patterns, psychological and pedagogical factors of effective learning. In applying the andragogical approach to adult education the following factors contribute to the learning process improvement: considering the motivation of adult learning, defining educational interests and needs of each adult student, the choice made by andragogue of the learning strategies and techniques designed to increase the professional level of adult education, practical implementation of knowledge and experience acquired by adult students in training process, taking into account the individual characteristics of each participant in the learning process, the desire to cooperate with the teacherandragogue. The theoretical basis of this process is the science of andragogics. It has been revealed that when working with an adult student, the following approaches are used: traditional didactic, problem-search, facilitating that are focused on the content and the learning process. Author determined specific approaches used in the UK for teaching adults, namely active, institutional, competence, synergy and others.

scholarly journals FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE ADULT EDUCATION IN SPAIN

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Sacristán-Pérez-Minayo ◽  
Ruth María Martín-Moro
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Developing Society

Lifelong learning plays an important role due to the actual needs that we have in terms of knowledge-based economy. It provides education both to working and non-working people who want to be part of this developing society. In this study, two different levels of the Spanish Adult Education are assessed but not only from an individual point of view, but also from the point of view of cooperation between them in order to improve the teaching-learning process. Both the Education Centre of Olmedo (Olmedo, Spain) and the University of Burgos (Burgos, Spain) are described deep inside and likewise, the activities that they two are developing to interconnect both the two centres and the educational levels so that the learning process is never interrupted. Activities such as seminars, web pages management, oral presentations and questionnaires showing different aspects of the educational process will be discussed in the present study. The use of the new Information Technology and Communication (ICT) should be enhanced for effective learning of our adult students. From our results, it will be demonstrated that adults can be part of the education system and therefore gain new skills and knowledge that let them succeed in their lives. Key words: adult education, developing society, lifelong learning, teaching-learning process, teaching methodology.

Development of a module for calculating an individual schedule for mastering the materials of an academic discipline

2021 ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
M. A. Anikieva
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Labor Intensity ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Individual

The article presents the practical implementation of the module for calculating the individual schedule for mastering the materials of an academic discipline by students. The aim of the study was to calculate the complexity of the learner’s assimilation of the concepts of the studied subject area, correlate the calculated data with the actual ones and establish the applicability of the proposed methodology for calculating an individual schedule for mastering educational materials for planning the educational process. The generation of the sum of concepts for mastering was carried out on the basis of the concept tree of the subject area. The labor intensity of mastering an academic discipline is considered as the sum of the complexity of each concept. The calculation of the labour intensity of the concept was carried out taking into account the time of perception of information by students, the complexity of the concept and taking into account the type of activity. As a result, a program implementation of the algorithm for forming an individual schedule for mastering the materials of an academic discipline was made, the labor intensity of mastering each concept was calculated and the total labor intensity of mastering an academic discipline was obtained. When comparing the estimated labor intensity with the actual one, it was established that the difference is not more than 10 %. The generated sequence of concepts for study is sufficient to achieve the goals of training students in the direction of “Information systems and technologies”. The presented results are of direct practical importance and can be used to plan a training course and to build a dynamically changing individual schedule for mastering the materials of an academic discipline, taking into account the cognitive and physical characteristics of students, as well as taking into account the peculiarities of the organization of the learning process.

Partnerships between University and Adult Education Providers

2013 ◽  
pp. 267-280
Author(s):  
Maria Martinez Witte ◽  
Azzam Abd-El Naby Ahmed ◽  
James E. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Adult

Lifelong learning can be enhanced through the establishment of academic and societal community partnerships. Adults face a multitude of challenges and roles that impact their ability to succeed in a teaching and learning environment. The motivation to pursue learning experiences will also vary and needs to be accounted for when working with the individual adult education learner. Post-secondary institutions can serve to bridge education, research, training, and service to the community. This chapter discusses current practices and advances within partnerships that have been established between university and adult education providers.

Partnerships between University and Adult Education Providers

2014 ◽  
pp. 1422-1436
Author(s):  
Maria Martinez Witte ◽  
Azzam Abd-El Naby Ahmed ◽  
James E. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Adult

Lifelong learning can be enhanced through the establishment of academic and societal community partnerships. Adults face a multitude of challenges and roles that impact their ability to succeed in a teaching and learning environment. The motivation to pursue learning experiences will also vary and needs to be accounted for when working with the individual adult education learner. Post-secondary institutions can serve to bridge education, research, training, and service to the community. This chapter discusses current practices and advances within partnerships that have been established between university and adult education providers.

scholarly journals Selected aspects of the impact of the digital world on the training of personnel for the mining industry in the region

2021 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Tatiana Panina ◽  
Sergey Dochkin
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Training Of Personnel

The article considers the aspects of organizing targeted training of personnel for mining enterprises in the region in the context of its innovative development. Based on the analysis of various approaches to the diversification of the region’s economy, two main ones are identified: process and cluster, a reasonable combination of which can provide the required potential for innovative development of the coal industry and related sectors of the region’s economy. Special emphasis is placed on the training of personnel, without which it is impossible to introduce innovations in all key areas and at the main stages of the activities of coal companies. At the same time, globalization and the emergence of a new digital world and information society have created new perspectives in understanding the essence of adult education, which in the digital economy has its own characteristics, and new approaches are required to solve the problems of training personnel in a high-quality way. In these conditions, the education system appears as a network of active participants with a variety of educational practices, the presence of which is determined by personal and professional needs. It is necessary to ensure the transition from general, technological and algorithmic adult educational practices to unique and individual ones. The point of such a transition is not to discover new ones, but to select individual combinations of existing practices, strategies, and technologies. Individualized selection of sets of practices and educational strategies is becoming the dominant trend in adult education in the modern era. Practical implementation of the considered aspects will allow us to build the educational process in a different way and mutually beneficial interaction of organizations of additional professional education with consumers of educational services, which will ensure the practical implementation of models of harmonization and “economic rebranding” of the resource-intensive region, the creation of an institutional infrastructure for its harmonious development.

LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS FOR ADULT EDUCATION IN LITHUANIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Irena Zemaitaityte
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
The Social ◽  
General Skills ◽  
The Individual

The article reviews the changes in legal acts and their role in the development of adult education in Lithuania. Developing learning opportunities and bringing educational services closer to each individual is a political action based on a fundamental provision of respect for the individual, his / her ability to create one's own life and that of his / her loved ones and the duty to help to do it as best as possible. Education, as an institution, has an increasingly complex role to play in justifying and creating a common educational content on which to build the social life of society in order to enable a person to develop general skills, lifelong learning skills, and helping him to adapt to a constantly changing environment. The laws and resolutions discussed reflect the advanced attitude of adult education in Lithuania as an important part of the lifelong learning system in society and provide wider opportunities for its development. Summarizing the normative documents regulating adult learning, it can be stated that at the level of strategic objectives they are relevant and purposeful, but not sufficient in some cases. 

scholarly journals A brief overview of lifelong learning in Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Historical Outline ◽  
Education Culture

Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) takes the position that lifelong learning, or shougai gakushuu, encompasses not only structured learning through schooling and social education but also learning that takes place through sports, cultural activities, hobbies, recreation, and volunteer activities. This article presents an overview of lifelong learning in Japan, beginning with a brief historical outline of its development, from the Act for Adult Education of 1949 to the current national policy. Survey data on the extent of participation in lifelong learning opportunities is presented and followed by a discussion of the government’s current rationale and strategies for the promotion and advancement of lifelong learning in Japan. Societal factors challenging MEXT’s prioritization of lifelong learning are also discussed. 文部科学省は生涯学習に対して以下の見解を示している。 すなわち、生涯学習とは、学校教育や社会教育を通じた体系立った学習を含むのみならず、スポーツ、文化的活動、趣味、レクリエーション、そしてボランティア活動を通じた学習も含まれる、という見解である。当論文は、日本における生涯学習の概要を提示する。具体的には、まず、1949年の社会教育法から今日の国策に至るまでの日本における生涯学習発達の歴史的概況を簡単に示す。そして、生涯学習参画機会の程度に関する調査を示し、日本における生涯学習促進に関する政策を論じる。さらには、生涯学習に高い重要性を与えている文部科学省が直面する社会的な課題要素に関しても論じる。

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