The master thesis deals with further education and training in the fields of prison and health services and education. It describes which methods are required in further education and why they can contribute to more efficient planning of education in the particular areas. The theoretical part defines the basic concepts of lifelong learning, analyzes the similarities and differences in the understanding of lifelong learning in strategic documents. Education forms an important part of human resources development and its efficiency depends on the choice of suitable teaching methods and on understanding learners' motivations. In theory, it surveys also training in the particular areas. The findings from the theoretical part are based on the practical part of the degree work, which forms the main point. This practical part is based on the opinions of the employees that have been identified through a questionnaire. The results provide information not only about the specifics of the education methods used in the monitored areas, but also about mutual similarities, and they get closer to the main motivating factors for education. It results from the survey that applied educational methods, which are basically consistent with respondents' views on their benefits and suitability of employees'...

anglicky The work is focused on professional training of teachers in terms of the concept of lifelong learning. Notes the role and importance of universities in the context of modernization of the content ofteaching profession and its importance for the development of the whole society. Attention is focused on the specific activity of the implementation of programs of continuing professional education of teachers in further education at nine faculties in the Czech Republic. Through comparison and analysis of educational programs, information resources brings lifelong appreciation of the performance features of high schools as a contribution to the development of socially relevant competence and professional groups throughout the company. Specifies the notion of a European educational policy in the field of training and competence development of teachers and works with comparative approaches to the professional education of teachers in selected European countries (Great Britain, Germany, Finland, Poland). Based on the results of internal analysis and comparison with the surroundings gives examples of good practice and recommendations for improvement activities in the field of further education. Keywords: lifelong learning, vocational education, teacher training, further education for teachers, high...

This diploma thesis explores the issue of project activity which has become a new challenge for school directors in EU member states for the last few years. The projects not only contribute to the fulfillment of the tasks of the educational process, but also to the development of the school environment. The aim of this thesis is to compare the use of project possibilities within the research sample of directors of secondary schools in the Czech Republic and France. Theoretical background specifies the project and its cycle together with the strategy, tools and subsidy opportunities within the educational and regional policy of the European Union. The empirical part investigates the differences between the activity and success in the use of grant funds within the sample of directors of Czech and French schools and views on the form of international cooperation in the Comenius sub-program of lifelong learning.

This final thesis deals with innovations in the management of informal education. The main objective is to highlight the importance of innovations in informal and leisure education, and bring inspiration to the managers of informal and leisure education in the form of examples of good practice. In the theoretical part informal and interest education is incorporated into the overall educational system of the Czech Republic and its development is illustrated on the laws and decrees from 1948 to present. The research in the form of structured interview with respondents revealed their view on innovations in leisure education and showed their experience with the introduction of innovations in their own organizations. The process and the conclusions of structured interviews clearly highlighted the need for innovation in informal and leisure education for the competitiveness of informal education organizations. The executives of school facilities for leisure education as well as organizations of informal education can hereby find inspiration for each specific innovation in the examples of good practice.

The master thesis deals with the problem of lifelong learning of adults with mental disability in Activation Centre courses. The aim of this thesis is to introduce the pilot project of Activation Centres as one of the lifelong learning posibilities for adults with mental disability. The mental retardation and adulthood of people with mental disability are briefly defined. The common system of education of people with mental disability in the Czech Republic is described with the emphasis on crucial area of lifelong learning. Activation Centres are defined in detail. The survey, which is monitoring the circumstances of existing education in Activation Centres from the lecturers'and methodists'point of view, is introduced in the conclusion. An essential part of this thesis comprises of the interviews with courses participants themselves. Keywords Mental retardation, adulthood, education, education of people with mental disability, lifelong learning, Activation Centre, quality of life.

Cette thèse analyse les parcours individuels de Validation des Acquis de l’Expérience (VAE), dirigés vers une certification de niveau V. Visant à lutter contre les inégalités d’accès à la certification, nous supposons que la création d’un tel droit individuel, confortant la responsabilité de l’individu quant à la valorisation de son expérience, ne fait pas de ce droit une réalité pour tous.L’objectif est d’observer les phénomènes de différenciation du déploiement de la VAE. Nous avons enrichi les hypothèses ressourcistes et utilitaristes empruntées aux théories du marché du travail (Théories du Capital Humain et du Signal), en soulevant la question de la mise en œuvre réelle de ce droit, et en interrogeant autrement la notion d’expérience. En conséquences, dans la perspective de l’Approche par les Capabilités, nous construisons un modèle d’analyse original qui permet d'examiner dans quelles mesures les parcours individuels en VAE dépendent, non pas seulement d’une évaluation de l’expérience exprimée en nombre d’années, comme on l’entend au sein des Théories du Capital Humain et du Signal, mais également de facteurs personnels, environnementaux et sociaux, objectifs et subjectifs. Ces facteurs de conversion environnementaux, sociaux et individuels déterminent la mise en œuvre des ressources et des droits, dont dispose le candidat au sein du dispositif. Cet ensemble forme une structure de contraintes et d’opportunités et dessine le parcours des candidats. L’expérience est multidimensionnelle et diffuse à travers l’ensemble de ces éléments ; on parle d’ensemble expérientiel. Les estimations de la probabilité de validation (versus abandon ou aucune validation) à l’issue du parcours VAE, réalisées à partir de l’enquête DARES-DREES, tendent à confirmer notre modèle et met en exergue des inégalités qui étaient jusque là invisibles, sur-estimées ou sous-estimées, dans le cadre d’une analyse en terme de Capital Humain et de Signal. / This thesis analyses the individual pathways within the process of accreditation of prior experience (VAE), fighting inequalities of qualification access. This new right makes people responsible to put work experience to advantage, through getting qualification on the basis of work and individual experience, without education. But, to open up a new legal way doesn’t make this right a reality. The aim is to observe phenomena of differentiations relative to the display of the VAE. We have enrich ressourcist and utilitarist hypothesis, which have been derived from labour market theories (Human Capital and Signalling Theories). We ask the question of the real display of the individual right of VAE and the notion of experience. Consequently, from the Capability perspective, we built an original framework to understand in what extent individual pathways depend on personal, environmental and social factors, not only experience which is expressed in number of years, as a rule in the Human Capital and Signalling Theories. These environmental, social and individual conversion factors establish the display of individual resources and rights within the VAE process. This set forms an individual structure of constraints and opportunities and determines the individual pathways. The Experience is multidimensional and diffused through these elements.This model, based on a national survey, highlights existence of different types of individual logics of choices, which means different real possibilities of actions, more or less constricted, and underlines overestimated, underestimated and invisible inequalities.

Accelerating technological and social innovation drives the need for graduates ready for self-directed lifelong learning. Self-directed learning (SDL) projects are now an integral part of many formal undergraduate programs across the disciplines. A Personal Development Portfolio (PDP) based on Grow’s Iterative Staged Self-directed Learning Model was introduced into a second year Information Systems course to raise awareness of the need for SDL and enable students to drive their own learning. The study evaluates the success of the PDP in preparing graduates as self-directed lifelong learners. Students’ reflective writing and learning journals, together with submitted portfolio work was taken as evidence of success and difficulties. Resistance often accompanies the changes introduced by SDL. This research therefore also explores the potential for business change management principles in mediating change to the educational environment. Student engagement with SDL was found to be accomplished with mixed success; most students demonstrated initial resistance, while many developed into focused reflective learners over time. While students were able to define appropriate learning goals and reflect on progress and achievement, mixed ability in specifying resources, strategies and validation to support their learning was found. Creating change readiness through messaging, cooperative SDL and using adapted change management models were of use in refining the SDL process.

Die vorliegende Dissertation behandelt das Thema der Weiterbildung für Ältere und die didaktischen Konzepte an deutschen Universitäten. Im theoretischen Teil dieser Arbeit werden die Entwicklungen von Konzepten des Lebenslangen Lernens dargestellt und Hochschulen als Ort des Lebenslangen Lernens und der Weiterbildung für ältere Erwachsene im Wandel der Gesellschaft beschrieben. Im empirischen Teil dieser Arbeit werden fünf Weiterbildungsangebote und -programme für Ältere an ausgewählten deutschen Universitäten durch schriftliche Befragung, Experteninterview und Einzelinterview untersucht. Die Untersuchung fand auf Hochschulebene, Angebotsebene und individueller Ebene statt. / The present dissertation deals with the issue of training for the elderly and the didactic concepts at German universities. In the theoretical part of this work, the development of concepts of Lifelong Learning are presented, and universities are described as a place of Lifelong Learning and training for elderly adults in the transformation of society. In the empirical part of this work, five education programs for elderly people at selected German universities are examined based on written surveys, expert interviews and individual interviews. The study took place at the university level, the program level and individual level.

This diploma thesis elaborates on the topic of informal learning within volunteering activities with children and youth. It is based on the concept of lifelong learning and describes characteristics of informal learning and volunteer work. It pays attention to types of motivation for volunteering and shows the possibilities of informal learning within volunteering activities with children and youth. The empirical research uses the questionnaire to examine the forms of self-directed learning. In particular, it examines the areas in which the self-directed learning is most frequently carried out and the impact of the most frequently held function on choice of areas of self-directed learning. The research also focuses on the impact of reciprocal motivation on the proportion of self-directed learning realized within volunteering activities and on the perception of selected activities as the source of new incentives and information. The ending part of the thesis contains interpretation of results and recommendation for future research in the field.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Tereza Bonitatibus de Assis.pdf: 763409 bytes, checksum: 6fa92849502e58f09ac87f7447f78ce7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-22 / Aging should be understood as a process involving the interaction of biological, psychological and social dimensions, in addition to its heterogeneous character, which is responsible for the singularities of aging. An aging population means the surfacing of new demands that must be recognized as the possibilities for those individuals creating new life projects. At this stage, when faced with the changes inherent to aging, the elderly continues to socialize, acquiring new learning tools and finding new meanings to the knowledge that has been gained throughout life. This research was conducted at the Open College Senior Center Anhanguera at the University of Santo André (FATI / UNIA). Its main objectives are to characterize pedagogical guidelines, the curriculum developed, to identify the reasons behind the choice of the elderly to attend FATI / UNIA, and their participation in curricular activities. In addition, it is meant to analyze the significance of social interactions, learning experiences and their impact on the living conditions of these students . This field research, using a qualitative approach, includes interviews with seven elderly women whose average stay at FATI / UNIA was seven years. The data gathered showed the activities provided the elderly possibilities for self-assessment and an openness to change their behavior. Their newly acquired learning skills resulted in better acceptance by their families, improved self-esteem, and found new strengths needed to live fully satisfying lives in their twilight years / O envelhecimento deve ser compreendido como processo que envolve a interação das dimensões biológicas, psicológicas e sociais, além do seu caráter heterogêneo gerador das singularidades do envelhecer. O envelhecimento populacional implicou o surgimento de novas demandas que devem ser reconhecidas, como as possibilidades de Ser, criando novos projetos de vida. Na fase da velhice, o idoso continua a socializar-se, adquirindo novos aprendizados e ressignificando os saberes adquiridos ao longo da vida, diante das mudanças inerentes ao envelhecimento. Esta pesquisa foi realizada na Faculdade Aberta a Terceira Idade do Centro Universitário Anhanguera de Santo André (FATI/UNIA) e teve como objetivos: caracterizar a proposta pedagógica e a programação desenvolvida, identificar os motivos pelos quais os idosos optaram por freqüentar a FATI/UNIA, sua participação nas atividades, além de analisar o significado dessa convivência social, as aprendizagens adquiridas e suas repercussões na condição de vida destes frequentadores. A pesquisa de campo, de abordagem qualitativa, incluiu a realização de entrevistas com 07 idosas, cuja média de permanência na FATI/UNIA era de sete anos. Os dados obtidos revelaram que as atividades oferecidas proporcionaram às idosas possibilidades de reflexão e abertura para mudança de comportamento. As novas aprendizagens adquiridas resultaram em maior acolhida pela família, melhora da autoestima, e descoberta de novas potencialidades necessárias para viver em plenitude a sua velhice