PAMK001 Andragogy I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
18/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Karla Brücknerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Milada Rabušicová, Dr.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
This course introduces students to theoretical perspectives on adult education and learning. Through discussions, individual and group work, and assigned readings, students will engage with key ideas and influential thinkers who have shaped the understanding of adult learners over the past 150 years. The course establishes a conceptual, methodological, and theoretical foundation that will support further studies in the field of andragogy.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: explain the key theories on which andragogy is based, identify and utilize relevant andragogical resources, apply the principles of academic work with sources, reflect on and develop andragogical ideas within professional discussions.
Syllabus
1) What is andragogy? Andragogical disciplines, subject matter, and terminology 2) How to study andragogy? Key resources and how to work with them 3) How and why do adults learn? – the adult as a key category of andragogy 4) Lifelong learning and adult education: formal and non-formal education, informal learning 5) Historical development of interest in adult education: social impulses and the first educators 6) Foundations of andragogical thinking: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism 7) How can an adult change? (answers by Paulo Freire and Jack Mezirow) 8) How can we fulfill our human potential? (answers by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow) 9) What is learning? (answer by Knud Illeris) 10) How do we learn from experience? (answers by David Kolb and Peter Jarvis) 11) What should adult education look like? (answer by Robert Gagné) 12) How do adults organize their own learning? – self-directed and self-regulated learning 13) Under what conditions do adults learn best? (answers by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger) 14) What have we learned? Reflection on the semester through an overview of learning theories
Literature
    required literature
  • RABUŠICOVÁ, Milada. Učení a vzdělávání dospělých. Kontexty, teorie a výzkumy (Learning and Education of Adults. Contexts, Theories and Research). 1st ed. Praha: Grada, 2024, 395 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-271-3914-9. info
  • RABUŠICOVÁ, Milada and Ladislav RABUŠIC. Učíme se po celý život? O vzdělávání dospělých v České republice (Do We Learn Through All Our Lives? On adult education in the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, 339 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4779-2. info
    recommended literature
  • NOVOTNÝ, Petr; Karla BRÜCKNEROVÁ; Milada RABUŠICOVÁ; Libor JUHAŇÁK; Dana KNOTOVÁ and Katarína ROZVADSKÁ. Netradiční studenti pedagogických oborů na českých vysokých školách (Non-traditional students studying education in Czech universities). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2021, 306 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9973-9. URL info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Miroslava and Michal ŠERÁK. Andragogika a vzdělávání dospělých : vybrané kapitoly. Vydání první. Praha: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2016, 169 stran. ISBN 9788073086947. info
  • RABUŠICOVÁ, Milada; Karla BRÜCKNEROVÁ; Lenka KAMANOVÁ; Petr NOVOTNÝ; Kateřina PEVNÁ and Zuzana VAŘEJKOVÁ. Mezigenerační učení. Teorie, výzkum, praxe (Intergenerational learning. Theory, Research, Practice). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2016, 294 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8460-5. info
  • NEHYBA, Jan; Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ; David A. KOLB; Fred A. J. KORTHAGEN; David BOUD; Peter JARVIS; Jennifer A. MOON; Jan KOLÁŘ; Saša DOBROVOLNÁ; Jakub ŠVEC and Josef VALENTA. Reflexe v procesu učení. Desetkrát stejně a přece jinak... (Reflection in The Process of Learning. Ten Times Equally Yet Differently...). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 120 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6489-8. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Petr. Pracoviště jako prostor k učení (Workplaces as learning spaces). In Pracoviště jako prostor k učení. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 97 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4918-5. info
  • NOVOTNÝ, Petr. Učení pro pracoviště. Prostor pro uplatnění konceptu workplace learning v českém prostředí. (Workplace Learning. Possibilities to apply the concept of workplace learning in the Czech environment.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 152 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5116-4. info
  • JARVIS, Peter. Lifelong learning and the learning society. first published. London: Routledge, 2006, xiii, 218. ISBN 0415355419. info
  • Adult education and lifelong learning : theory and practice. Edited by Peter Jarvis. 3rd ed. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004, xvii, 382. ISBN 9780415314930. info
  • BENEŠ, Milan. Andragogika. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 80-86432-23-8. info
  • BENEŠ, Milan. Andragogika. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 80-86432-23-8. info
  • BENEŠ, Milan. Idea vzdělávání v dnešní společnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2002, 110 s. ISBN 80-86432-40-8. info
  • JARVIS, Peter. Paradoxes of learning :on becoming an individual in society. 1st ed. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1992, xviii, 272. ISBN 1-55542-448-1. info
Teaching methods
lecture, e-learning, discussion
Assessment methods
Students are assessed based on the submission of 4 online assignments with fixed deadlines during the semester (40 points), and on the final exam (60 points).
Náhradní absolvování
-
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
General note: Předmět je vyučován i v anglickém jazyce.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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