System and Organization of Adult Education

Pre-requisites: There are no requirements.

Course objectives: Understanding the possibilities of application of work organization theories in the field of adult education and studying adult education system as a complex organizational phenomenon.

Course description: Theoretical course: - Theories of work organization and the possibilities of their application in the field of adult education; - Determinants of development and structural elements of adult education system; - Approaches to the research of adult education system (systematic, economical, empirical, historical, comparative, management approaches); - the relation between educational conceptions, strategies, systems and educational politics; - Adult education system as an educational market; - Managing the changes in adult education system; - Models and forms of educational activities of adults and their organizational characteristics (models of continuous education and specialization – In service model, lecture, seminar, symposium, conference, counselling, workshop, training, instructing, consultation, self-education...). Practical course: - Social context as a determinant of adult education system development; - Research of adult education (sub) systems; - Organizational models and forms of adult education; - Professional visits and their analysis.

Learning Outcomes: Student: - Is familiar with the theories of work organization and is able to estimate their applicability in adult education; - Understands the determinants and the structure of educational system; - Applies various approaches to the research of educational system; - Organizes educational activities for adults.

Literature/Reading:

• Alibabić, Š., (2002), Teorija organizacije obrazovanja odraslih, IPA Filozofskog fakulteta, Beograd
• Alibabić, Š., (2007), Menadžment promenama u obrazovanju, Zbornik Evropske dimenzije reforme sisteme obrazovanja i vaspitanja, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Novi Sad
• Pastuović, N., (1999), Edukologija, Zagreb
• Rado, P. (2002), Tranzicija u obrazovanju, PZ, Bihać
• Savićević, D., (2000), Put ka društvu učenja, Beograd
• Bogdanović, S., (2004), Organizacioni diskurs obrazovanja, Obrazovanje odraslih br.1, BKC i IIZ/DVV, Sarajevo.
• Miljković, J., (2005), Nosioci ideje o doživotnom učenju u Evropi – dokumenti, inicijative, programi, Obrazovanje odraslih br.3, BKC i IIZ/DVV, Sarajevo