PdF:SPDA011 Special andragogy - Course Information

SPDA011 Speciality - wider scientific basis - Special andragogy

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Marie Vítková, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Ilona Fialová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Special Education (programme PdF, D-SPZPA) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of Special Andragogy and to include it in the historical, social and scientific context. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of a broad knowledge base on the subject and a thorough knowledge of special andragogic categories such as adults with disabilities, education of adults with disabilities, social status of people with disabilities, human capital, etc.
Further, to deepen and broaden the knowledge and skills related to the practical aspects of the lives of adults with disabilities, the possibilities of supporting their development within the framework of comprehensive rehabilitation, lifelong learning, re-education and retraining, labor inclusion and social inclusion. This knowledge will be linked with knowledge from other disciplines (sociology, psychology, psychiatry, social work, etc.) and compared with the situation abroad.

Learning outcomes

A successful graduate is able to:
• Apply rich knowledge of the field Special andragogy concerning the historical, social and scientific context
• Develop knowledge of the field and special educational categories, e.g. adult person with impairment, education of adults with impairment, social status of people with impairment, human capital etc.
• Express the knowledge and ability of practical aspects of life of adults with impairment, possibilities of support of their development concerning the complex rehabilitation, lifelong education, re-education and requalification, work and social inclusion
• Combine gained information with knowledge from other disciplines (sociology, psychology, social work) and be able of the comparison with the situation in foreign countries

Syllabus

• Special andragogy as a scientific and practical discipline,
• Methodology of special andragogy,
• Adult with disability,
• From education to guidance of adults with disabilities,
• professionals in education of adults with SEND,
• Communication and interaction of/with adults with SEND,
• Methods and approaches in special andragogy,
• Education of adults with SEND,
• social dimension of SNE education,
• quality of life od adults with SEND.

Literature

• KNOWLES, Malcolm S., Elwood F. HOLTON and Richard A. SWANSON. The adult learner : the definitive classic in adult education and human resource development. Eighth edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015, xiv, 387. ISBN 9780415739016. info
• ELIAS, John L. and Sharan B. MERRIAM. Philosophical foundations of adult education. 3rd ed. Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2005, xii, 286. ISBN 1575242540. info

Teaching methods

self-study, individual consultation

Assessment methods

Preparation of a semestral project with educational, interventional or therapeutical themes and its practical application in adults with disabilities. Active collaboration with selected target group/selected organization. Teaching in subject specialization: special andragogy in two semesters.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.

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