Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych / Polish Journal of Continuing Education

7-15

Authors: Barbara Baraniak

The subject of these considerations is work. It is recognized not only as a kind of cultural and civilization phenomenon, but also as a univerasalistic category derived from the values foud in work. Wiatrowski (2004) described the work and its universality with values such as „autonomous, autotelic, i.e. one which applies always and everywhere”.

27-40

Authors: Anna Wiśniewska

Due to its coastal location and unique environmental qualities, the Pomeranian Voivodship has excellent conditions for the development of agro-tourism. In the face of high market competition, Pomeranian farmers noticed the possibility of developing their undertakings through educational activities, which was manifested in the accession of 21 entities to the National Network of Educational Farms established in 2011. As part of the Network, Pomeranian farms have prepared a wide range of educational programs addressed to different age groups of clients. Nearly 85% have developed programs targeted at adults interested in broadly understood rural education. Pomeranian farms offer to adult guests educational classes showing rural life, farmer's work, food production and extraction of food, care for farm animals, etc. In addition, programmes in the field of regional education related to the cultural heritage of the village (handicrafts, folk art) are of great interest to guests as well as culinary, ecological and health education classes. Most often, educational activities are organized as one-day group and workshop activities tailored to the requirements of specific groups of tourists. The scope of the offer and its price are agreed with organizers. Farmers, less frequently employed teachers, play the role of guides conducting classes. Those interested in adult education in Pomeranian farms are primarily employees and members of institutions and organizations supporting agriculture and oriented towards rural development. In addition, those under care of aid centres, associations and foundations working for the benefit of disabled people and the elderly. The aim of the study is to analyse the educational offer of Pomeranian agro-tourist undertakings targeted at adults. To achieve the goals, the analysis of the literature on the subject and the results of nationwide research were used, as well as conclusions resulting from my own (survey) research conducted in the Pomeranian Voivodship in 2017–2019.

51-61

Authors: Zofia Kubińska, Anna Pańczuk

A regular, moderate physical activity (PA) of elderly people brings them many health benefits. It causes healthy and advantageous ageing, because it contributes to delaying and minimizing of involution processes, maintaining health and functional independence, as well in somatic, as in psychical and social dimension.

78-87

Authors: Monika Mazur-Mitrowska, Kinga Dziwańska

The article refers to the issue of teacher burnout. It is a fragment of a broader empirical study that was conducted among secondary and primary school teachers. The research presented in this study was based on: LBQ Occupational Burnout Questionnaire. The results of the research showed quite strong intensity of professional burnout in this professional group. Generally, teachers from secondary school are burned out more.

109-119

Authors: Aleksander Marszałek

In the article the need, theoretical assumptions and the practice of research on graduates' professional careers were presented. The goals and assumptions of the technical output contest, which has been organized since 2005 by the University of Rzeszow. Were also presented the theoretical considerations were complemented by research on the professional lives of the winners of the technical output competition. The research conducted on a group of 45 contest winners testify of their high mobility and professional suitability. The respondents in a relatively short period of time after studies (28 days on average) take up work in accordance with qualifications (total compliance 93% of respondents), actively participate in numerous forms of professional development, experience many successes in their professional work. The research can be used to improve the education process carried out in higher education institutions.

131-145

Authors: Kazimierz Pierzchała

The issue of professional of convicts was developed on the basis of inferring the relevant critical skepticism and cognitive thesis and own field research, carried out in 2018 at the prison in Opole Lubelskie, on a group of 56 prisoners, using the diagnostic survey method. Due to the circumstances of the occurrence of interval variables and linear correlations, the concept of work aimed at the development of students, conducive to resocialization through actions consistent with the own conception of work adopted by the teaching council, taking into account the students’ development needs, the specificity of the school’s work and the plan of educational processes established together with students, promoting their value to the integral personality development of convicts. The third part of the article describes the continuing education of convicts while maintaining the socio-personal paradigm. The article was ended with several corrective rules for penitentiary practice.

158-168

Authors: Agnieszka Domagała-Kręcioch, Bożena Majerek

The basics of human life skills are created from an early age. Initially, the responsibility for this process lies mainly with the parents, and over time also with the school. This article presents the procedure of constructing and standardizing the Life Competence Scale (LCS), which is an important element of life skills. As a result of statistical analyses, the subscale of positive competences and pseudo-competences was distinguished within LCS. The scale achieved a very high level of reliability and coherence.

190-202

Authors: Izabela Symonowicz-Jabłońska

In recent times, intercultural education has become a response to the social challenges associated with the processes of globalization and migration. We witness extraordinary transformations that carry other cultures, languages, religions or thoughts, ideas. This article provides an outline of the dynamics of the development of an international group of adults on the example of research and development workshops. The „wealth” achieved by the group was associated with the ability to regulate exchanges, a kind of transfer to create new contacts and relationships, develop intercultural knowledge conducive to the creation of a new group based on good communication, education and sensitivity.