Lifelong Learning is a key concept in modern ‘knowledge-based’ society and it is viewed as a commodity, a personal drive or a social necessity. This thesis aims to unravel its many dimensions and the values that are ascribed to it by the teachers of Greek Model Experimental High Schools. A Model Experimental High School is a relatively new type of state school in Greece, which is highly differentiated from other schools in terms of curriculum, inter-school activities, staff and students and emerged in the Greek education system in 2011. For this reason, research on the effects of this differentiation in the aspects of Lifelong Learning is scarce. The mixed methods strategy was used in order to form a complete picture of the Lifelong Learning dimensions and the research was conducted in two parts. The first part was quantitative and aimed to categorize the elements that constitute Lifelong Learning for the teachers, the factors that encourage or discourage it and its positive and negative dimensions on a macro level as, through a questionnaire, and as a result responses were collected from the thirty-six Model Experimental High Schools in urban and semi-urban areas of Greece. The second part was qualitative and through semi-structured interviews, it explored more in-depth the issue of Lifelong Learning and the concept of vocational vitality which is related both to Lifelong Learning and a teacher’s professional life. Following the propositions of the Theory of Work Adjustment, the research revealed that through the various non-formal and informal activities that the demanding context of Model Experimental High Schools promotes, Lifelong Learning acts as a reinforcer and a means of sustaining the balance between the school and the teachers by increasing their satisfaction. Moreover, both the quantitative and the qualitative methods revealed that teachers consider Lifelong Learning firstly as a means of personal development and secondly as continuous professional development. Lifelong Learning as investment in the human capital was not found as important as the previous two. Furthermore, the vocational vitality of teachers was found to be thriving due to the importance that Lifelong Learning plays in their life a and despite the difficulties which arise from the work demands or the difficult socioeconomic context in Greece due to the economic crisis of the recent years.

The final paper deals with training development system for civil servants. During the five years of Lithuania‘s independance the training of civil servants was delivered on an ad hoc basis. In 1995 the Law of the Officials of the Republic of Lithuania was passed. It was a starting point for the creation of the civil service training system. In 1999 after the adoption of the Law of the Public Service, the need to leggaly stabilize, the market of civil servant‘s training became apparent. In 2002 after the Law of the Public Service entered into force it vas necessary to start rationalizing the training system of civil servants relating it with the annual performance evaluation of civil servants. In 2002 The Training Strategy for Civil Servants has been approved. According to the Strategy it was necessary to identify the priority areas for civil servants training and the priority groups of civil servants that should undergo this training.

Darbo tema – mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos ugdymas ir vertinimas. Darbe nagrinėjama šiuolaikinio ugdymo proceso samprata, mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos samprata ir struktūra, apžvelgiami mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos vertinimo įrankiai. Darbo tikslas – išnagrinėti mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos ugdymą ir vertinimą pedagogų ir mokinių požiūriu. Uždaviniai: 1. Pateikti šiuolaikinio ugdymo proceso sampratą. 2. Atskleisti mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos apibrėžimą ir struktūrą. 3. Apžvelgti mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos vertinimo įrankius. 4. Ištirti mokinių ir mokytojų požiūrį į mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos ugdymą ir vertinimą. Tyrimo metodai. Teoriniai: mokslinės literatūros analizė, apibendrinimas Empiriniai: pusiau struktūruotas interviu. Tiriamieji. Tyrime dalyvavo Vilniaus X gimnazijos 7 mokytojos ir 12 mokinių 5 – 6 ir 9 – 12kl. Tiriamieji pasirinkti atsižvelgiant į jų sutikimą dalyvauti tyrime. Empiriniai tyrimo rezultatai. Remiantis tyrimo rezultatais nustatyta, kad mokėjimo mokytis kompetenciją mokytojai apibrėžia vienpusiškai kaip informacijos radimą, atrinkimą bei pritaikymą. Nors mokytojai mokėjimo mokytis kompetenciją ugdo ir vertina įvairiais metodais, praktinėmis užduotimis, tačiau iš tyrimo rezultatų matyti, kad dar neįsitvirtina mokėjimo mokytis kompetencija ir mokytojai dažnu atveju linkę dominuoti pamokoje. Mokėjimo mokytis kompetencijos prasmę informantės suvokia per mokymosi visą gyvenimą koncepciją bei asmenybės ugdymą. Mokiniai kelia... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Scientific thesis – learning to learn competence development and assessment. In this work analyze modern educational process, learning to learn competence conception and structure, gives an overview of learning to learn competence assessment tools. The aim of this work – analyze learning to learn competence development and assessment of teachers and student point of view. Tasks: 1. Submit a modern concept of the educational process. 2. Reveal learning to learn competence definition and structure. 3. Overview of learning ti learn competence assessment tools. 4. Investigate the students and teachers attitudes to learning to learn competence development and assessment. Research methods: Theoretical methods: scientific literature analysis, generalization Empirical methods: semi – structured interview. Participants. In the research participated seven teachers and twelve students 5-6 and 9 – 12 classes from Vilnius X gymnasium. Participants selected according to their agreements to participate in the research. Empirical reserch results. Research results revealed that learning to learn competence teachers as defined by one-sided information discovery, selection and adaptation. Although teachers the learning to learn competence and develop and assess of various methods, practical tasks, but research shows that it is not popular at school and teachers often dominate in the lesson. Informants understand the meaning of learning to learn competence through lifelong learning concept and... [to full text]

Malcolm Shepherd Knowles was a key writer and theorist in the field of adult education in the United States. He died in 1997 and left a large legacy of books and journal articles. This thesis traced the development of his thinking over the 46-year period from 1950 to 1995. It examined the 25 works authored, co-authored, edited, reissued and revised by him during that period. The writings were scrutinised using a literature research methodology to expose the theoretical content, and a history of thought lens to identify and account for the development of major ideas. The methodology enabled a gradual unfolding of the history. A broadly-consistent and sequential pattern of thought focusing on the notion of andragogy emerged. The study revealed that after the initial phases of exploratory thinking, Knowles developed a practical-theoretical framework he believed could function as a comprehensive theory of adult learning. As his thinking progressed, his theory developed into a unified framework for human resource development and, later, into a model for the development of self-directed lifelong learners. The study traced the development of Knowles’ thinking through the phases of thought, identified the writings that belonged within each phase and produced a series of diagrammatic representations showing the evolution of his conceptual framework. The production of a history of the development of Knowles’ thought is the major outcome of the study. In addition to plotting the narrative sequence of thought-events, the history helps to explicate the factors and conditions that influenced Knowles’ thinking and to show the interrelationships between ideas. The study should help practitioners in their use and appreciation of Knowles’ works.

Η μελέτη αυτή έχει ως βασική επιδίωξη την καταγραφή, τη συστηματική παρουσίαση και τη σύγκριση των πολιτικών Δια βίου μάθησης στην Ελλάδα και την Ιρλανδία. Στόχος είναι να αποκτηθεί ολοκληρωμένη εικόνα για τις πολιτικές αντιλήψεις, τους θεσμούς και τις πρακτικές Δια Βίου μάθησης στα εθνικά εκπαιδευτικά συστήματα των δύο χωρών. Επιπλέον στόχος, η ανίχνευση της σχέσης των πολιτικών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (υπερεθνικές πολιτικές) με τις εκπαιδευτικές πολιτικές Ελλάδας και Ιρλανδίας (εθνικές πολιτικές). Για την επίτευξη των στόχων της έρευνας χρησιμοποιείται η συγχρονική συγκριτική μέθοδος, η οποία αφορά τη μελέτη του εκπαιδευτικού φαινομένου σε διαφορετικούς χώρους αλλά στον ίδιο χρόνο. Η διαδρομή που ακολουθεί η έρευνα είναι: αφήγηση των γεγονότων, κατανόηση και ερμηνεία. Οι κατηγορίες σύγκρισης και ανάλυσης των δύο χωρών είναι πέντε και είναι το ιστορικό υπόβαθρο, το νομοθετικό πλαίσιο, η χρηματοδότηση, οι φορείς και οι δομές Δια Βίου μάθησης καθώς επίσης η συμμετοχή στη Δια Βίου μάθηση και οι δείκτες της Στρατηγικής της Λισσαβόνας. Τα συμπεράσματα της διατριβής μπορούν να συνοψισθούν στα παρακάτω: Oι δύο χώρες ξεκίνησαν την προσπάθεια για δημιουργία ολοκληρωμένης πολιτικής Δια Βίου μάθησης από διαφορετική αφετηρία, εξαιτίας του ιστορικού τους υπόβαθρου. H Ιρλανδία, αν και στο νομοθετικό τομέα της Δια Βίου έχει μεγαλύτερο παρελθόν, δεν έχει καταφέρει μέχρι σήμερα να εκμεταλλευτεί την εμπειρία της και να δημιουργήσει ένα συνεκτικό νομοθετικό πλαίσιο, που να καθορίζει τη δομή και τη λειτουργία του συνόλου της Δια Βίου μάθησης στη χώρα. Αντίθετα, η Ελλάδα παρά την σχετική απειρία και την έλλειψη νομοθετικού παρελθόντος γύρω από θέματα Δια Βίου μάθησης ψήφισε ένα ολοκληρωμένο νομοθετικό πλαίσιο γύρω από τη Δια Βίου. Οι δύο χώρες έχουν αναπτύξει παρόμοιες δομές για την ανάπτυξη και την προώθηση της Δια Βίου, ακολουθώντας τις οδηγίες της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής. Μεγάλη διαφοροποίηση μεταξύ Ιρλανδίας και Ελλάδας: Στην Ιρλανδία πέρα από τους δημόσιους φορείς και τις αυτόνομες δομές, δραστηριοποιούνται δύο μεγάλοι ιδιωτικοί/εθελοντικοί φορείς, ο AONTAS και η NALA. Η διαδρομή που είχαν να καλύψουν οι δύο χώρες απέχει πάρα πολύ, κάτι που τελικά αποτυπώνεται σήμερα στους συγκριτικούς δείκτες και εν τέλει στα ποσοστά συμμετοχής στη Δια Βίου μάθηση (2,1% η συμμετοχή στη Δια Βίου στην Ελλάδα για το έτος 2007 και 7,6% το αντίστοιχο ποσοστό για την Ιρλανδία). Πριν την Λισσαβόνα, η Ιρλανδία ήταν πιο κοντά σε αυτό που θα αποκαλούσαμε «υπάκουη» ευρωπαϊκή χώρα, σε σχέση με τις πολιτικές Δια Βίου μάθησης. Οι δύο χώρες, μετά την Λισσαβόνα (2000), είναι εξίσου «υπάκουες» στις ευρωπαϊκές επιθυμίες και οι ευρωπαϊκές πολιτικές έχουν επιβληθεί (σχεδόν πλήρως) στις εθνικές πολιτικές. / The purpose of this study is to detect, present and compare the lifelong learning policies in Greece and Ireland. The main aim is to obtain an integrated view about the political perceptions, the institutions and the practices of lifelong learning in the national education systems of those two countries. An additional target is to trace the relation between the supra-national education policies and the national educational policies. In order to achieve the forth mentioned targets the comparative method is used. The route of the study is: narration of the phenomena, comprehension and finally interpretation. There are five categories of comparison and analysis between the two countries: historical background, legislative framework, financing, structures, participation in lifelong learning as well as the indicators of the Lisbon Strategy. The conclusions of the study can be summarized in the followings: these two countries began their efforts for the formation of a coherent lifelong learning policy from a totally different starting point, due to their historical background. In the legislative field, Ireland has greater tradition (mainly in education training) but until today has not yet create o coherent legislative framework for lifelong learning. On the other hand, Greece despite the lack of experience has created (in 2005) a coherent legislative framework for lifelong learning. The two countries have also developed similar structures to promote and to develop lifelong learning, following the guidelines from the European Union. The greatest diversification between those two countries is the involvement of the private sector. In Ireland, AONTAS and NALA, which are private-volunteer structures, are mega actors in the field of lifelong learning while in Greece there is almost no interest from the private sector for the lifelong learning policies. Today, the participation percentage in lifelong learning activities shows a 5,5% difference between the two countries, as Ireland has a 7,6% of participation in lifelong learning while Greece has only a 2,1% being the worst country in European Union. Finally, we could say that both countries are very obedient to the wills of European Union and the supra national policies have overruled the national policies.

This diploma thesis deals with the analysis of the conceptual framework of education management in peer-reviewed journals. The theoretical part is focused on the summary of the existing knowledge about all contexts related to the field of education management from the point of view of the time perspective. It draws on both foreign and domestic sources. Attention will also be paid to the current issue of terminologically uninterrupted important educological terms related to the management of education. Further chapters will focus on educational theories, leadership perspectives in education, lifelong learning, adult education and senior education. The research part is focused on the content analysis of the Czech peer- reviewed pedagogical journals Pedagogika, Pedagogická orientace and Studia paedagogica. Its aim is to analyze how the conceptual framework of education management in the years 2000-2017 developed in them. Based on the analysis, answers will be sought on the areas of management of education and the subject to which the most attention is paid, which topics are most frequently addressed in relation to adult education and senior citizens, how the frequency of these topics has evolved, and whether there are some common patterns among the magazines analyzed. KEYWORDS educational management,...

The aim of the thesis is to explore and describe adult education as an integral part of lifelong learning in relation to the development stages of human life. Particular emphasis is placed on the 3rd stage of life, the senior age. The defined area is solved with a wider historical, geographical and demographic context. The author also deals with the analysis of the global and especially European demographic development with a special focus on the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. Especially the current changes in the age structure of the population and the consequences of this development on the educational system. In the end, recommendations and suggestions are formulated on how to respond to ongoing demographic changes and how to prepare for an aging society from the point of view of education.

Cette recherche a pour objet le rapport entre événements marquants et dynamique de (ré)construction de sens à l’échelle de biographies individuelles. Nous nous intéressons aux constructions de sens que les dirigeants des entreprises de l’économie sociale opèrent autour de leur activité et d’eux-mêmes en activité, lorsqu’ils vivent/évoquent des événements qu’ils considèrent comme marquants dans leur vie professionnelle. L’intérêt de cette approche est de contribuer à la réflexion sur les liens entre formation, activité professionnelle et (ré)construction des sujets dans une perspective diachronique. Le travail sur le sens (Vidaillet, 1996; Barbier, 2011) fait partie de l’activité attendue des dirigeants. Il leur est demandé de devenir des « donneurs de sens ». Cette attente sociale est d’autant plus forte auprès des dirigeants de l’économie sociale que leur culture prône des pratiques économiques respectueuses des valeurs telles que la solidarité, ou la coopération, dans une démarche qui se veut démocratique et in fine émancipatrice pour les êtres humains. Les enjeux de sens sont donc doubles pour ces dirigeants: d’une part ils constituent une matière de leur travail de dirigeants, d’autre part ils leur sont essentiels en tant que membres de la culture de l’économie sociale.Évoquer des événements marquants invite les dirigeants à réfléchir à leur parcours à partir de situations concrètes. Deux hypothèses sont formulées : les événements marquants constitueraient des ruptures dans les processus de construction de sens et ces événements mettraient en jeu des sens collectif liés à l’économie sociale. Le cadre théorique répond à une approche multiréférentielle (Ardoino; Souto). Il fait appel aux apports de la psychologie culturelle (Bruner), de la psychologie narrative (Crossley) et de la formation des adultes (Souto; Barbier) pour approcher les constructions de sens. La sociologie, la psychosociologie, et l’herméneutique (Gadamer) sont sollicitées pour interroger la notion d’événement. Des entretiens non directifs auprès de treize dirigeants ont donné lieu à la production de 39 récits d’expérience personnelle. L’analyse narratologique se centre sur les composantes de chaque récit afin de comprendre la dynamique des (ré)constructions de sens vécus/ évoqués/déclenchés. Les résultats obtenus sont de deux types. D’un point de vue théorique, l’analyse des événements marquants permet de penser la (ré)construction de sens comme une articulation dynamique d’émotions, d’horizons d’attente, de principes d’action, de temporalités différentes, associées à des situations vécues par le dirigeant. Par ailleurs, la structure des récits et leurs thèmes, dévoilent à la fois le caractère collectif des (ré)constructions de sens et les éléments occultés par la culture de l’économie sociale. D’un point de vue de la praxéologie, les caractéristiques des récits portant sur les événements marquants sont susceptibles d’intéresser les formateurs utilisant cette méthode. / The present research work focuses on the relation between significant professional life events and the meaning (re)construction dynamics regarding individual biographies. The attempt here is to understand how CEOs within social economy enterprises, operate meaning (re)constructions in relation to their professional activity and to themselves, when they live/evoke the events they consider significant in their professional lives. The interest of this approach is to discuss the links between lifelong learning, professional activity and (re)construction of individuals with a diachronic perspective. Society expect CEOs to construct meaning (Vidaillet, 1996; Barbier, 2011). This expectation is all the stronger with the leaders of the social economy, that their culture advocates economic practices respectful of values such as solidarity or cooperation, in a process that is democratic and ultimately emancipatory for individuals. The stakes of meaning are thus double for these leaders: on the one side, it constitutes a matter of their work as leaders; on the other side, it is essential to them as members of social economy culture. To evoke the significant events, invites leaders to elaborate on their professional lives as from real situations. Two hypothesis are discussed here: significant events would constitute ruptures in the dynamics of meaning construction and these events would relay culture meanings. The theoretical frame corresponds to a multi-referential approach (Ardoino; Souto): cultural psychology (Brunner) narrative psychology (Crossely), lifelong learning theories (Souto, Barbier), psycho-sociology and hermeneutics (Gadamer) perspectives are used to explore the notion of event.Non-directive interviews with 13 leaders produced 39 accounts of personal experiences. The narrative analysis center on the components of each account to understand the dynamics of (re)constructions of lived/ evoked/ triggered meaning. The results are of two types: from a theoretical point of view the analysis of significant professional life events conceives them as the dynamic articulation of goal expectations, action principles, temporalities associated to the situations lived by the leaders. Besides, the structure of the narratives and their themes, reveal the collective character of the (re)construction and the elements masked by the social economy culture. From a praxeological point of view, the characteristics of the professional life events accounts may interest trainers who apply this method.

O conhecimento de uma pessoa pode se tornar obsoleto ou incompleto rapidamente, visto que, na chamada sociedade da informação e do conhecimento, a todo instante surgem novas teorias e tecnologias que são rapidamente publicadas e disseminadas pelos novos meios de comunicação e informação, notadamente a Internet. Visando contribuir para a atenuação desse problema, o presente trabalho propõe o desenvolvimento de um ambiente baseado na Web que dê apoio à aprendizagem continuada de um indivíduo dentro de algum campo de interesse, facilitando, assim, a atualização de seus conhecimentos. Do ponto de vista tecnológico, o trabalho se apóia na recuperação de informações em contexto e na tecnologia de agentes de software; do ponto de vista pedagógico, inspira-se na pedagogia de projetos de aprendizagem. / The knowledge of a person can become rapidly obsolete or incomplete, since the called society of information and knowledge, all the time there are new theories and technologies that are quickly published and disseminated by new media and information, notably the Internet. Aiming to reduce this problem, this work proposes the development of a Web-based environment which provides support for lifelong learning of an individual within a certain field of interest, thus facilitating the upgrade of their knowledge. From a technological standpoint, the work relies on Information Retrieval in Context and the Technology of Software Agents, the pedagogical point of view, inspired by the Pedagogy of Learning Projects.

1 Využití supervize jako metody pro zvyšování kompetencí u vybrané skupiny pracovníků v oblasti pomáhajících profesí The use of supervision as a method to increase the competence of a selected group of workers in the area of support professions PaedDr. Vladimír Šik ABSTRACT This disertation thesis "The use of supervision as a method to increase the competence of a selected group of workers in the area of support professions", is focusing on the research to increase the competence of social workers through supervision in regard to lifelong education. This method is in this disertation thesis analysed from the point of view of possibilities which supervision as a tool of support offers in the line of social work and also from the potencial problems which appear in the area of using supervision as a method in lifelong education and learning. The theme of increasing the competence of social workers is in the today demand for high standards and quality of social services a very actual topic. The motivation is discovering the specific factors which allow a social worker to exploit the potencial of supervision as a andragogical method of learning, which is efective, safe and has high quality. The used topic in context with the andragogical research is unique, mainly as most of the published studies of supervision...