The Constitution of Andragogy in the Czech Context

The paper focuses on the evolution of attempts to integrate adult education in the Czech academia from approximately the mid-20th century onwards as well as on the various approaches to the concept of andragogy in that period. It applies the historic method mixed with elements of theoretical and co...

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Main Authors: Martin Kopecký, Michal Šerák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2023-10-01
Series:AS: Andragoška Spoznanja
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/article/view/13459
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description The paper focuses on the evolution of attempts to integrate adult education in the Czech academia from approximately the mid-20th century onwards as well as on the various approaches to the concept of andragogy in that period. It applies the historic method mixed with elements of theoretical and comparative research. The paper starts by describing extended time periods in which the term andragogy was not yet in use. Then it sheds light on attempts to establish andragogy as an independent scientific discipline that seeks to cultivate adult individuals by means of (not exclusively) learning and education. The subsequent section pays attention to the recent period in which Czech andragogy lost some of its previous ambitions. Thus, the paper shows the main shifts in approaches to andragogy as well as the differences between the dominant approaches in the Czech and Western (European) contexts. A delayed mirroring of European trends is characteristic of the Czech development.
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spelling doaj.art-4ae9b755c9bf4a5b9415628cf33f97092023-11-03T22:10:20ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)AS: Andragoška Spoznanja1318-51602350-41882023-10-0129210.4312/as/13459The Constitution of Andragogy in the Czech ContextMartin Kopecký0Michal Šerák1Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Prague, CzechiaCharles University, Faculty of Arts, Prague, Czechia The paper focuses on the evolution of attempts to integrate adult education in the Czech academia from approximately the mid-20th century onwards as well as on the various approaches to the concept of andragogy in that period. It applies the historic method mixed with elements of theoretical and comparative research. The paper starts by describing extended time periods in which the term andragogy was not yet in use. Then it sheds light on attempts to establish andragogy as an independent scientific discipline that seeks to cultivate adult individuals by means of (not exclusively) learning and education. The subsequent section pays attention to the recent period in which Czech andragogy lost some of its previous ambitions. Thus, the paper shows the main shifts in approaches to andragogy as well as the differences between the dominant approaches in the Czech and Western (European) contexts. A delayed mirroring of European trends is characteristic of the Czech development. https://journals.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/article/view/13459adult educationpopular educationandragogyintegral andragogyCzech Republic
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title The Constitution of Andragogy in the Czech Context
title_full The Constitution of Andragogy in the Czech Context
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popular education
andragogy
integral andragogy
Czech Republic
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