ANOTATION The present work explores the role and significance of education in lives of the seniors. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part contains an overview of the topic's treatment in domestic literature, definition of basic terms and a description of selected aspects of the elderly's life, and an outline of lifelong learning system in the Czech republic. The second part is based on an empirical research and attempts to shed light at, as the title suggests, the role which education plays in lives of the czech elderly and significance it bears for them. Data for the analysis will be acquired through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods (a telephone survey and in-depth interview). The work closes with relevant annexes and a list of resources used. KEY WORDS senior, senium, education, lifelong education, gerontopedagogy, motivation, meaning of life

TITLE: Lifelong learning of headmasters and their professional development AUTHOR: Bc. Eva Hejdová DEPARTMENT: The centre of school management SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Jiří Trunda ABSTRACT: Thesis is aimed to issues of lifelong education of preprimary and primary schools headmasters. It is based on theoretical knowledge of the issue, from special literature and other available sources, practical part is based on gathering datas from questionnaire ant its analysis. It is focused on lifelong education concept development, strategical documents, tasks, autority and professional growth of headmasters in the Czech republic and in chosen countries of European union. It states stages and lifelong learning attributes, components and functions of lifelong learning, further education, the importance of situation in the area of lifelong education in the Czech Republic. The aim is to chart the area of school headmasters lifelong learning, the questionnaire is aimed at finding out what attitude the directors have to lifelong learning, and specification of their educational needs and preferences of the most acceptable forms of education. The result of this thesis is the visibility of educational needs of preprimary and primary schools headmasters, the demand for more focused education and most acceptable forms of education....

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, Aug., 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Lifelong education represents an important theme much discussed by the today's society, which was one of the reasons for choosing the topic of the diploma thesis. The present diploma thesis titled "Approaches of social workers to lifelong education" is divided into two parts: the theoretical part provides a summary of the existing knowledge contained in various literatures related both to lifelong education and education in general. The other, research part concentrates on the objective of the research, the methodology applied, characteristics of the research group, processing and evaluation of data and discussion. The theoretical part is engaged in defining the term of lifelong education, legislation in education, the development of lifelong education. Furthermore, it explores key documents associated with the analysed areas of lifelong education, structural funds and Community programmes, human potential, human resources and human capital. The theoretical part consists of a chapter dealing with the system of initial education, involving formal, non-formal and informal education and further education. The following section of the theoretical part focuses on social workers, who, in compliance with Act No. 108/2006 Coll., on Social Services, as amended, are obligated to pursue further education in order to improve, complement and refresh their qualification. The other section of the theoretical part is concerned with prerequisites for performing the profession of social workers, their further education, accreditation of educational facilities and programmes. The objective of this diploma thesis is outlined in the research part: Determination of approaches of social workers in the South Bohemian Region to the set-up of education in social work. In connection with the objective of the thesis, the following hypothesis was stipulated:The approach of social workers is more positive as to lifelong education directed at practice than theoretical education. To confirm the above hypothesis, a zero hypothesis was established, assuming that, within the final basic group of social workers in the South Bohemian Region, 75% of social workers has a more positive approach to practice-directed education and 25% of social workers has a more positive approach to theoretical education. The research part, in the framework of this diploma thesis, was effected in form of a quantitative research. The required data were derived by the method of interrogation, a questionnaire technique. The prepared questionnaire consisted of 27 questions in total. Closed, semi-closed and open questions were used. The questionnaire was sent by electronic mail to email addresses of facilities and their individual employees. The research group consisted of social workers employed in social services in the South Bohemian Region. The resulting data were assessed and processed by means of contingent tables and graphs in Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Values gained by the research were processed statistically. To verify the hypotheses regarding the structure of the basic research according to one or more indices, Pearson's Chi-Square Test of goodness of fit at the significance level alpha = 0.05 was applied. The research performed within the diploma thesis, supported by the survey based on questionnaires, anwers of the respondents as such and, last but not least, statistical calculations, confirmed the hypothesis that contemplated a more positive approach of social workers to lifelong education aimed at practice. Social workers in the South Bohemian Region taken into consideration, the results of the diploma thesis unquestionably demonstate that social workers prefer practice-directed education. Having assessed all questions in the questionnaire, the author determined the attitudes of social workers as to the set-up of lifelong education in social work and believes that the standpoint of the majority of respondents of lifelong learning is highly positive.

Czech health care and nursing is undergoing a significant transformation during the last years and it touches the changes in the education of health professionals. There are changing demands on the training, on the knowledge level and also on the graduate profile in accordance with the recommendations of the Europlan Union. Following these recommendations the requirements of lifelong education of nurses are also profiled. E-learning education is an important tool in use in the educational process of nursing and an effort to use processes of nursing care based on evidence.The aim of the study was to determine how nurses use e-learning in lifelong education and whether nurses prefer classical forms of education to e-learning, to map whether they have possibilities of e-learning within the facilities they work in and whether there is a sufficient supply of e-learning courses supporting lifelong education of nurses in the Czech Republic. The last goal of the study was to create an e-learning course focused on specific problems at the orthopedic ward of the Hospital Tábor, a.s. In relation to the objectives the following hypotheses were designed: H1-Nurses with university education use e-learning more than non-graduates. H2-Nurses with university education consider e-learning in clinical practice for more beneficial than traditional forms of education, unlike non-graduate nurses. H3-Nurses with clinical practice shorter than 5 years prefer e-learning more often than nurses with practice longer than 5 years. For the thesis was selected a quantitave survey form using anonymous questionnaries that were distributed electronically to the individual clinical departments. The research sample consisted of registered nurses according to Act 96/2004 Coll., As amended, from specialized outpatient clinical departments of 16 providers of medical facilities in the Czech Republic. The questionnaries were processed by matrix method in Excel 2013 and the results were converted into graphs and tables using descriptive statistics. A statistical evaluation of hypotheses was made as well. Hypotheses were tested by chi-square test in contingency tables. The selected level of significance was 5%.Results: Nurses mostly use e-learning to get professional information for nursing care. The most common reason for not using or even rejection of e-learning by nurses is that this form of education does not suit them. Most nurses do not have the opportunity to e-learning in facilities where they work and also they cannot implement the knowledge gained by e-learning. The offer of e-learning courses over time is constantly changing and evolving, some courses have even completely disappeared. A course offer is sufficient, although nurses miss some types of courses. There was to create an e-learning course "Collection of biological material, or how not make mistakes in the pre-analytic phase" focusing on specific problematic aspects of blood collection within the medical facility Hospital Tábor,a.s. The results of the survey will be together with the e-learning course given to the leading management of the Hospital Tábor,a. s.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 velis_vav_dr_rcla.pdf: 1742037 bytes, checksum: e469350239f03b8dba41f3b6b1024c0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo fazer uma análise das políticas públicas de atendimento da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) no Brasil no período de 2002 a 2013. Analisa-se o desenvolvimento das políticas públicas de EJA, constituídas na gestão que se institui como popular e democrática, realizada no período de 2002 a 2013. Diante do exposto, questiona-se: Como se estabeleceram as políticas públicas de Educação de Jovens e Adultos no Brasil no período de 2002 a 2013? De fato, as políticas públicas de Educação de Jovens e Adultos constituídas no Brasil, nesse período, garantiram que esse atendimento se configurasse num projeto de formação integral e ao longo da vida junto aos jovens, adultos e idosos que procuram esta modalidade de ensino ou apenas se estabeleceram como um “favor”, no sentido de traduzir as prerrogativas do Estado Mínimo? Como impulso para a investigação, pergunta-se ainda: de que forma o Brasil atendeu à demanda da EJA, levando-se em consideração as mudanças legais para tal modalidade de ensino? Quais são os fatores indicativos de singularidade da experiência, ou não, de política pública em EJA no Brasil nesse período? A escolha da temática se deve ao trabalho iniciado na Secretaria Municipal da Educação de Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil desde 1997. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada para a análise da experiência de implantação de políticas públicas para a EJA no Brasil tem uma abordagem qualitativa, a qual apresenta as condições necessárias para que o pesquisador se insira de maneira efetiva na dinâmica da realidade social investigada. Realizou-se, então, a análise dos programas de governo desse período, dos documentos oficiais brasileiros e dos relatórios internacionais, baseando-se nos modelos de análise das políticas de educação e formação de adultos ao longo da vida. Percebeu-se em toda a análise que há avanços no atendimento, porém, as políticas implementadas nesse período não “quebraram” com a lógica de governos passados, pautados nos preceitos neoliberais, preocupados com a inserção dos estudantes trabalhadores no mercado de trabalho como forma de formação integral e ao longo da vida.. / This research aims to make an analysis of the public policies of service of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) in Brazil from 2002 to 2013. It analyzes the development of public policies of EJA, constituted in the management that is established as popular and democratic, carried out in the period from 2002 to 2013. In view of the above, the question is: How were the public policies of Youth and Adult Education in Brazil established in the period from 2002 to 2013? In fact, the public policies for Youth and Adult Education established in Brazil during this period ensured that this service was a project of integral and lifelong learning among young people, adults and the elderly who sought this type of education or only have established themselves as a "favor" in order to translate the prerogatives of the Minimum State? As an impetus for research, we also ask: how has Brazil met the demand of the EJA, taking into account the legal changes for this type of education? What are the factors indicative of the uniqueness of the public policy experience in EJA in Brazil in this period? The choice of the theme is due to the work begun in the Municipal Secretary of Education of Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil since 1997. The research methodology used to analyze the experience of implementing public policies for the EJA in Brazil has a qualitative approach, which presents the necessary conditions for the researcher to insert himself effectively in the dynamics of the social reality investigated. The analysis of the government programs of this period, the official Brazilian documents and the international reports was carried out, based on the models of analysis of policies of adult education and training throughout the life. It was noticed throughout the analysis that there are advances in care, but the policies implemented in this period did not "break" with the logic of past governments, based on neoliberal precepts, concerned with the insertion of students in the labor market as a way of integral training and lifelong learning.

Web-based training has become a billion dollar industry in the United States. Electronically aided learning is viewed by many companies as a cost-effective way to deliver the up-to-date, up-gradable job-related training that the industry is demanding. This study sought to examine the relationship between learners’ satisfaction with online training as it relates to learner readiness, online features, and course relevance. The population for this study was adults seeking non-credit workforce training, specifically library professionals who were involved in web-based training through the Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) program at the University of North Texas, Denton. Online methods of training are used most extensively in the area of mandatory or compliance training, in which 35 % of training is conducted mostly or completely online. The total potential library population using LE@D product to date is approximately 4,000 unique enrollments nationwide. Participants were selected from a complete list of unique LE@D users over a 90-day period. A survey instrument was sent via e-mail to 514 enrollees who had completed a recent LE@D online training course. In total, 254 participants responded to the survey. Bivariate analysis of the variables using the Pearson product-moment correlation was used to determine the occurrence and strength of a relationship between each of the three independent variables and the dependent variable in order to test the three research hypotheses. A regression model was used to explain how significantly the three independent variables, that is, online features, learner readiness, and course relevance, would have an impact on learner satisfaction. Results suggest that learner awareness of issues surrounding online features, learner readiness, and course relevance have a statistically significant impact on the overall satisfaction of the Web-based training event. As companies continue to adopt eLearning as a training investment, attention should be given to the end-users experiences. Employee responses to Web-based training are important because employee satisfaction is an indicator that a company’s training investment will result in positive outcomes.

Annotation: In this diploma thesis I present different forms of socialization of older adults and I also describe ways of patient activation, especially concerning their availability and importance. The theoretical part discusses old age and its general characteristics also mentioning demographical changes and consequences of population ageing. In this part I deal with whole life education and activation of older adults as well. Quantitative questionnaire in the practical part is focused on leisure of the older adults living in Prague and also on the offer of activities accessible by elderly people in general. I analyse the attitude of older adults towards this offer and their evaluation of specific activities. Finally, I found several motivating factors of active attitude towards ageing and, on the other hand, I reveal some of those determining passivity and disengagement of senior citizens.

The thesis deals with the lifelong education of teachers. For the purposes of work the thesis defines the conceptual apparatus, compares the possibilities of further education of teachers in the Czech Republic with the possibilities of education in other EU countries. It suggests ways which can lead to improve further education of teachers and presents own proposal for lifelong education using Christian self-reflection.

Increasing the education of nursing staff is a society-wide issue, influenced by continuous development of medicine and medical technologies. The provision of nursing care is rightly demanding. The only way to keep up with new trends is lifelong nursing education. Nursing education in a particular workplace primarily aims at addressing current problems of the department and nurses? needs. The theoretical part deals with the influence of education on the quality of nursing care. We present a structure of education of paramedical professions. We define and clarify terms such as pedagogy, didactics, education and learning. We deal with the specifics of education, didactic principles and principles of adult education. In addition, we specify instructional strategies for nursing staff. For the purposes of this thesis, four objectives were set. In the first one we wanted to find out what the system and process of nursing education in the department looks like. The research showed that educational events are held in all departments. The organizing departments mostly report irregular or monthly frequency. The aim of the second objective was to obtain an opinion on the effectiveness of education in the department. We found disparity between the views of ordinary nurses and head nurses. The third objective was to answer the question of whether the organized educational events are initiated by the nurses? requests. Based on the answers of head nurses and ordinary nurses, we found out that this is not always the case. The last objective was to determine whether nurses implement the knowledge and skills gained to routine nursing care. The questionnaires showed that ordinary nurses try to incorporate the knowledge and skills to routine nursing care. For the purposes of this thesis, the combination of qualitative and quantitative research was selected. In order to carry out the qualitative part of the research, the method of questioning, using the technique of semi-structured interview with open questions was chosen. For the issue of quantitative research, the method of questioning, using the questionnaire technique with closed and semi-closed questions was used. For qualitative research, we set two research questions. In the first research question we wanted to find out what impetus the management uses when planning education in the hospital and the department. We found out that most often it is initiated by head nurses and ward nurses. In the second research question, we examined what obstacles the management sees to the effectiveness of education and implementation of the knowledge and skills gained into practice. Head nurses identify a problem in the actual participation in education in the department. For quantitative research, we set five hypotheses. Hypothesis 1 was: Nursing education in the workplace is an activity organized by the management regardless of the ordinary nurses? requests. The hypothesis was not confirmed. Hypothesis 2 was: Management, unlike ordinary nurses, sees the effectiveness of education in the workplace positively. The hypothesis was not confirmed either. The third hypothesis was: Education is seen as a necessary, routine activity, not as motivating factor for improving the quality of nursing care. The hypothesis was not confirmed. The last hypothesis was: Implementation of the knowledge gained from the educational events into nursing care is monitored by the management. The hypothesis was not confirmed, the implementation of knowledge is monitored, but not to the extent we expected. When evaluating the results we came across other very interesting facts, which we believe deserve more attention. Finally, it is surprising that the organization of educational events does not reflect nurses? shifts. One of the reasons for this might be the fact that some head nurses do not prepare the plan and time schedule for nursing education. We tried to propose the time schedule of nurses education in deparments.