Adult Education in Poland 2300-EDP/EUA

The aim of the lecture is to present the history of adult education in Poland. Students learn the historical conditions of modern solutions to adult education in Poland. This knowledge allows better understanding of the behavioral characteristics of adult education in the area of formal education, non-formal and informal education.
Points raised during the lecture allow the individual or team to write a paper whose subject matter is updated annually and active participation in organized activities during the annual study trips to other academic centers.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Knowledge of basic terms in the field of adult education. Knowledge of basic historical facts about Polish and world history. Knowledge of basic legal terms to enable understanding of the relationship between individual acts.

Learning outcomes

Student knows and is able to critically assess the historical conditions shaping the adult education system in Poland and understands determinants of the contemporary adult education market in Poland. Student can assess the adequacy of existing offers on the market today to educational purposes and training programs.

Assessment criteria

Assessment for this subject includes three activities for the student:
1.participation in classes,
2. writing a paper, which is updated according to annually issues,
3. participation in a study tour to the annually updated list of leading academic centers in Poland specializingspecialty in andragogy

Bibliography

W. Adamski, M.Baethege. P.Grootings, A.Józefowicz, Edukacja dorosłych w okresie transformacji. Analiza porównawcza i propozycje modernizacji kształcenia zawodowego w Polsce.
J. Półturzycki, Akademicka edukacja dorosłych.
Kształcenie Dorosłych Raport GUS 2009,
"Education at glance" Raports published by OECD.