Course: Andragogy and Gerontagogy

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Course title Andragogy and Gerontagogy
Course code KSS/TAG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Thelenová Kateřina, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Nádvorníková Lenka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Andragogy and adult education as a discipline on an adult with specific needs. 2. An adult with specific needs in the labor market and in the education process. 3. Lifelong learning and learning of adults with specific needs. 4. Age and aging from the point of view of current theoretical concepts. Demography. 5. Introduction to special elderly education and gerontagogy. 6. Healthy aging and its determinants. 7. Institutional provision of elderly education. Lifelong learning and education. Seminars: 1. Current approaches to counselling for people with specific needs in adulthood and old age. 2. Methods and techniques in education of adults with specific needs. 3. Further education systems. 4. Excursion to an institution that offers the adult education and education for the elderly. 5. Critical reflection of the excursion. Theories and demography of aging. 6. Methods and form of education for the elderly. Specific demands for the lecturers. 7. Barriers and determinants of the education for the elderly.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Students' portfolio
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 32 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course enables students to understand the concepts of special adult education and special elderly education in the socio-economic, cultural and educational context. The subject acquaints with the basic concepts and problems solved in both disciplines. It presents special andragogy and special elderly education as multidisciplinary disciplines and introduces students to their position in the system of sciences. The student will get an overview of the different aspects of the educational process, methods, principles, forms and concepts.
The course enables students to understand the concepts of special adult education and special elderly education in the socio-economic, cultural and educational context. The subject acquaints with the basic concepts and problems solved in both disciplines. It presents special andragogy and special elderly education as multidisciplinary disciplines and introduces students to their position in the system of sciences. The student will get an overview of the different aspects of the educational process, methods, principles, forms and concepts.
Prerequisites
Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.
KSS/TPE

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis, Written assignment

Presence in seminars, semestral thesis, semestral test.
Recommended literature
  • ARMSTRONG, M., TAYLOR, S. Řízení lidských zdrojů: moderní pojetí a postupy. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5258-7.
  • BALVÍN, J. Pedagogika, andragogika, multikulturalita. Praha: Hnutí R, 2012. ISBN 978-80-86798-07-3.
  • BENEŠ, M. Andragogika.. Praha: Grada., 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4824-5.
  • JANIŠ, K., SKOPALOVÁ, J. Volný čas seniorů.. Praha: Grada., 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5535-9.
  • JESENSKÝ, J. Andragogika a gerontagogika handicapovaných. Praha: UK, Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-823-9.
  • ŠPATENKOVÁ, N., SMÉKALOVÁ, L. Edukace seniorů. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5446-8.
  • THELENOVÁ, K. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální gerontologie. Liberec: TUL, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7372-582-2.
  • VETEŠKA, J. Gerontagogika: psychologicko-andragogická specifika edukace a aktivizace seniorů.. Praha: Česká andragogická společnost., 2016. ISBN 978-80-905460-4-2.


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