Edukacja Ustawiczna Dorosłych / Polish Journal of Continuing Education

11-23

Authors: Ewa Przybylska

The article attempts to review contemporary German andragogical thought devoted to the issue of regional and local education, including cooperation in regional and local networks consolidating social partners. In the scientific debate on education in regions that has been conducted in Germany since the 1960s, it is networking that attracts the greatest attention of researchers. The analysis of their work makes it possible to learn best practices as well as aspects not yet recognized and empirically undocumented.

43-56

Authors: Sergo Kuruliszwil

: Selection of the curriculum content in information technology education is a difficult task, both due to the different range of skill levels in various groups of students and the rapid devaluation of some of the subjects. Curriculums, which usually contain generally defined content, giving the freedom of choice as to how to implement it, are developed by expert teams, not leaving much margin for the needs formulated by students. The paper attempts to discuss the process of creating information technology curricula for primary, secondary and humanities students. In the line of deliberations there is a question whether the opinion of students who articulate their expectations in this respect should be taken into account in the process of creating ICT curricula. This opinion is presented in the results of conducted research.

71-83

Authors: Aleksander Marszałek

The article presents the meaning, the origin, specificity and the course of the “pros and cons method”. The theoretical considerations are supplemented with a description of classes using the “pros and cons” method, as well as the course and results of testing its usefulness in lifelong learning. The method is a variety of discussion, which is one of the basic methods that allows shaping a number of key skills. This method is derived from antilogy – a method of deduction developed in ancient Greece, consisting in considering a problem from two opposite sides. The research conducted on 43 teachers of vocational and general education schools shows that the pros and cons discussion is a little known method. The vast majority of teachers, after completing the course during which they got acquainted with the method, speak for its great usefulness, ease of implementation and ensure its systematic and effective use in the educational process.

99-108

Authors: Dorota Gierszewski, Julia Tomala

The article presents issues related to the activities of the Catholic Church as one of the actors of social life in terms of activating Polish society. The authors wonder whether the Church can be considered a moderator of social animation and whether adult civic education takes place within its structures. The aim of the study is to draw attention to the social capital dormant in Catholic communities.

123-133

Authors: Daniel Kukla

The study presents selected expectations of future graduates from higher education. Based on the research and analysis of source materials, conclusions have been formulated regarding the expectations of young people regarding higher education and the broadly understood requirements of the labor market. On the one hand, the challenge is to adapt to the requirements of the labor market, employers, and civilization progress. On the other hand, the increase in the attractiveness of higher education is necessary: emphasis on practical classes, fewer lectures hours, improving the quality of education, and thus increasing the requirements for students.

149-159

Authors: Ewa Arleta Kos

The considerations presented in this study are part of the pedagogical discourse on the conditions for professional development of teachers outside their workplace. The aim of the article is to discuss the specifics of teachers’ participation in online educational communities. The author discusses Tobbin’s concept of online learning and describes in detail the structure and functions of virtual communities. The author emphasizes the benefits of such participation and describes the shortcomings of traditional forms of professional development. Literature analysis shows that virtual educational communities are alternative and optimal environments for the professional development of teachers. Those communities support informal learning and help improve teaching methods by generating innovative teaching strategies.

171-180

Authors: Łukasz Bandoła

The author attempts to identify new types of inequality of educational opportunities at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The basic premise of the article is the statement that social change creates new inequalities in educational opportunities. Additionally, the existing inequalities undergo transformation and have a significant impact on the lifelong learning of adults. The author puts forward a thesis that education of young people is currently the most neglected sphere in the education system, and thus may be the primary cause of educational inequalities. The author considers digital exclusion and lack of technological skills as the new types of inequality of educational opportunities. He also points out that we are still dealing with the poor living conditions of students and parental negligence. The author concludes that it is crucial to perform a correct identification of the currently existing educational inequalities and forecast possible educational inequalities in the future, which will be important from the perspective of the lifelong learning.