Modern man must be able not only to learn but also to look actively for knowledge, information by himself, to determine his position in changing society. Self-education comes to help here. Self-education can be perceived as individual work (reading books, magazines, newspapers) that can be coordinated with collective forms of work (courses, seminars, lectures). Therefore, it can be asserted that self-education is mostly individualized activity of cognition helping to develop versatile and harmonious personality interested not only in the field of professional activities but in politics, aesthetics, moral as well. Research aim is to analyze adults’ self-education as a mean for personal improvement by giving recommendations how self-education could be made more efficient. The research was carried out from December 2004 to February 2005 seeking to disclose the needs of self-education of adult residents of Utena region as well as possibilities for their satisfaction. The method of random selection was applied in the research. Over 300 respondents were questioned by the means of questionnaires. The research was carried out in Utena A. ir M Miškinių Public Library and in libraries of Užpaliai and Vyžuonos rural districts. The residents of Utena town and region have broad possibilities for self-education. The sources of self-education of adults of Utena region are public library in the town, its branches in the town and countryside, school libraries, bookshops, concert... [to full text]

Young wedded requirements are important in modern society. It is interesting to see how they realize their requirements in computer skills, spending their own leisure time, driving a car, etc. The adults’ education in Finland, Denmark was presented in theoretic part of this diploma work. The recommendations about adults’ balanced requirements and possibilities are also offered in this diploma work. The real self – education is a process which happens from the personality’s requirements to supply spiritual interests. Individuals establish self education’s purposes and their own knowledge. To establish young wedded self – education requirements and the realization of those requirements was the research of this diploma work. The research goals are: 1. To get an information about wedded requirements and to make a list about it. 2. To show wedded requirements about profession, leisure time, daily living and sport. 3. To find a realization of wedded requirements. 4. To make analysis and conclusions of all research of this diploma work. The research methods are: 1. Theoretical: the analysis of philosophic, pedagogical, psychological literature. 2. The respondents’ questionnaire and analysis. 3. Mathematical statistic methods. The finding of this diploma work: Ų The analysis of scientific literature proved the social problem of wedded requirements and the possibilities to supply those requirements. Ų Independent process is the problem of wedded self – education. Ų Wedded... [to full text]

Mokymosi visą gyvenimą samprata šiuolaikinėje visuomenėje reikalauja naujo traktavimo būdo: tai ne tradicinis kvalifikacijos kėlimas, o naujas žinių vadybos būdas. Nagrinėjamas industrinio kapitalo virsmas į žmoniškąjį kapitalą, kuris vaidina vis svarbesnį vaidmenį. Europos Sąjungos strateginiai dokumentai, reglamentuojantys mokymosi visą gyvenimą yra orientuoti į žiniomis pagrįstus modelius, tačiau šalys narės skirtingai įgyvendina šias koncepcijas (nagrinėjama Europos šalių geroji patirtis). Struktūrinė Europos Sąjungos fondų parama atvėrė galimybę sustiprinti mokymosi visą gyvenimą efektyvumą, tačiau paramos panaudojimas Lietuvoje žmoniškųjų išteklių plėtrai buvo daugiau chaotiškas (strategiškai neapgalvotas), nenukreiptas į modelių struktūrines permainas. / Conception of Lifelong learning in contemporary society demands new approach: its not traditional training in service, but new method of knowledge management. Industrial capital converts to human capital, what plays more important role. Strategically documents of Europe union, which regulate lifelong learning, are orientated to knowledge based models, but European countries implement these models in different ways. Structural support of EU funds made an opportunity to strengthen/enhance the effectiveness of lifelong learning in Lithuania, but the use of support was chaotic and not directed to changes of models structure.