Course: Basic Course in Andragogy

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Course title Basic Course in Andragogy
Course code KKV/ZA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Öbrink Hobzová Milena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The topis of Basics in Andragogy concerns: basic terminology in adult education, development of adult education, particularities in adult education, a profile of a lecturer, educational forms and methods used in adult education, distant forms and professional education, manpower education, requalification programs. The content of the subject also focuses on a role of social pedagogy in adult education and on the role of massmedia in the field.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The subject The Basics of Adult Education reflects various educational problems which appear during adults' education. The aim of this subject is to introduce basic needs, conditions and special methods of adults' education.
The aim of this course is that students should have the following knowledge, skills and values that we mention below. On the basis of this course the student should define the current concept of adult education and its relationship to social pedagogy and also remember the basic andragogy concepts and understand them (i.e. define these terms on the basis of their own examples). They should also correctly explain the kinds of adult education (school, leisure, civic, professional adult education) and the role of teacher (or other educators in it - in this way students will be able not only to understand the work of these educators in the field of methods and forms of teaching, but also will be able to discuss, interpret appropriate behavior of educators towards different groups of adults and know how to use the methods and forms with a selected group of adults in practice, this practice will be trained during the tutorials and analyzed). At the same time students will identify possibilities for contemporary concept of distance learning. They will also be able to express their own form of basic concepts in human resources and during tutorials they will analyze problems of personnel directors (in job interviews and also problems with personnel etc.) and on the basis of this analysis the students will create their own solution to such a situation. During the study of this subject they will also understand interest education and its role in the lives of adult education and also define education of the elderly and its possibilities. They will also be able to understand the influence of mass media on the education and training of adults and define concepts such as media literacy, the students will also be able to assess the effect of the media on the adult population.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

- Active participation in the seminars (student can be absent two times at the most, in case of being absent more times, he/she cannot take the test), - Student is ready for the seminars (in case of reading, students will read the literature and will be able to discuss it in the lessons, if they dont get ready and they do not participate in the lessons, they cannot take the final test), - passing the test (at least 70%).
Recommended literature
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, I. (2006). Kapitoly z andragogiky 1.. Olomouc.
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, I. (2006). Kapitoly z andragogiky 2.. Olomouc.
  • Beneš, M. (2008). Andragogika. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Bočková, V., Petřková, A., Komenda, S., & Jochmann, V. (1995). Aktuální problémy výchovy a vzdělávání dospělých. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého.
  • BOČKOVÁ, V. (2002). Vzdělávání - průvodní jev života. . Olomouc.
  • PALÁN, Z. (2003). Základy andragogiky. Praha.


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