Course code Peda4025
Credit points 3
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation19.06.2013
Responsible UnitInstitute of Mechanics and Design
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Adult Education course promotes understanding of adult learning in the context of lifelong learning. The course deals with adult education activities and developments in Latvia and EU. The course evaluates adult education policy documents. The course compares the adult and student education. It promotes the ability to analyse, evaluate and solve problems. Students develop skills to prepare adult training program curriculum. Students learn to link theory to real life, discuss, defend their views and develop a scientific style of work.
Knowledge- able to: understand and explain the adult education concepts and patterns, illustrate and summarize adult learning in Latvia and Europe, discuss and explain the adult education basic documents in Latvia and EU in the context of lifelong learning – Seminars and Practical works (reflections).
Skills- able to: analyse and to evaluate adult education theories according practice; discuss and defend own viewpoint, develop a scientific style - Theory overview.
Competence- able to: develop adult education program; choose and evaluate the training content, forms, methods and means of dealing with adults; independently compare and analyse the teaching in school and adult education; able to act creatively and solve problems in adult education; able to implement adult education in accordance with the Latvian and the EU's guidelines for lifelong learning - Independent home work
1 First meeting with adult group. Group consolidation. Icebreakers. 2h
2 Adult education, its essence, main concepts. 2h
3 Adult Education in Latvia: Latvian Adult Education Association (LPIA), regional adult education centres and lifelong learning centres. 2h
4 Using the website of the European Adult Education Association (EAEA) http://www.eaea.org 2h
5 Topicalities of adult education, development tendencies, connection with the labour market. 2h
6 The role of lifelong learning today. 2h
7 Key competences for adults. 2h
8 European Qualifications Framework (EQF) for lifelong learning: knowledge, skills and competences. 2h
9 Career development, career development and planning in the context of lifelong learning. 2h
10 The role of adult educator. Teacher's competencies. 2h
11 Adult learning peculiarities, learning styles. 2h
12 Excursion to the Competence Development Centre of Zemgale Region. 2h
13 Creating an adult education program. 2h
14 Teaching methods in adult groups. 2h
15 Self-directed learning. Self-training, self-education. Learning to learn. 2h
16 Evaluation of adult education courses. Feedback, reflection. 2h
Theory overview.
Oral examination or cumulative assessment of semester work.
Exam evaluation in the case of a semester cumulative assessment consists of:
1. Attendance of contact lessons.
2. Participation in seminars and workshops (reflections) during classes which will be evaluated by the "pass / fail".
3. Submitted and defended individual independent home works, which will be evaluated by the "pass / fail".
4. Presented and defended theory overview, which will be evaluated in the 10-balls system.
• An adult education program has been developed and presented.
• An overview of existing continuing education courses for adult education has been prepared.
• Theory overview has been prepared and defended - presentation on adult learning theories and adult learning methods.
The exam will be evaluated in the 10-balls system.
Evaluation criteria:
1. Understanding of the theoretical approaches in adult education according to the content of the course.
2. Compliance of the developed program with the requirements.
3. Presentation skills.
4. Labour organization skills - inclusion in deadlines.
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3. Rogers A. Teaching Adults. 2nd ed. Buckingham: [England]; Philadelphia: Open University Press, 1996. 250 p.
4. Pieaugušo izglītība: rakstu krājums /sastādītāja K. Mārtinsone. Rīga: RaKa, 2012. 216 lpp.
1. Curzon L.B. Teaching in further Education. Continuum, 2004. 459 p.
2. Handbook of adult and continuing education /edited by Carol E. Kasworm, Amy D. Rose, Jovita M. Ross-Gordon. Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010. 493 p.
3. Непрерывное образование и потребность в нем. Москва: Наука, 2005. 173 с.
1. EPALE Eiropas Pieaugušo izglītības e-platforma. Pieejams: https://ec.europa.eu/epale/lv
2. European Association for the Education of Adults (Eiropas Pieaugušo izglītības asociācija) (EAEA). Pieejams: http://www.eaea.org
Study course: Adult Education