Course: Discourse of Andragogy

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Course title Discourse of Andragogy
Course code KSA/91ADA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dopita Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Rasiński Lotar, DR HAB
Course content
The course is based on the definition of education as a social fact, by Émile Durkheim through Lindemanův concept of adult education. Following the concepts of adult education in the US Malcolm Knowles and his followers, which developed between 1973 to 2012. The concept of adult education represents the work of Peter Jarvis. The goal is for students to be able to support the arguments above concepts and evaluate critically in relation to the current andragogical theory.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on students' ability to critically reflect on the issues that are currently being discussed in andragogy and adult education. The starting point is to read mainly foreign professional publications in the field of andragogy and adult education, which affect the transformation discourse.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation in the seminars. Reading given texts. Active involvement in the discussions. Essay on completion of the course: aim, research question, methods
Recommended literature
  • Taylor, Bryan, Kroth, Michael. (2009). Andragogy's Transition Into The Future: Meta-Analysis. Journal of Adult Education, 2009, 38(1), 1-11..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Adult Education (2021) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (20_2024) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Adult Education (2021) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Andragogy (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -