Andragogy: Adult Education Contexts - Paperback

by Jatkauskiene Birute (Author), Trakselys Kęstutis (Author)

The authors aim to answer the following 10 questions: * What is Andragogy? * What is the difference between andragogy and pedagogy? * What is adult education? * In what way do the principle self-learning features manifest themselves? * Who is an andragogue? * How did adult learning and andragogue activities develop throughout history? * How does the multifunctional nature of andragogues' activities manifest itself? * What are the guidelines for organising adult education? * What has to be considered by an andragogue seeking efficient adult learning? * How did the switch from the idea of continuing learning to implementation of the concept of life-long learning occur?