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IntegralAndragogyasaSocialAssistance
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Amajordisputeoverthefundamentalorrelativedińerencebetweenthe
educationofadultsandeducationofchildrenandyouth,andthejustifiabilityand
necessityofandragogyasanindependentscience;
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Amajordoubt,notonlypedagogical,butofthewholeliberalstreamof
thinking,andevendefiancetoapplythetermfosteringonadults(HannahArendt):
anadultisunfosterableańertheformationofanindividualpersonality,andallat-
temptstodosoarenotonlyimpossible,butalsoinadmissible.Itisstrictlyspeaking
afundamentaldisputebetweentheKomenskyunderstandingoflifelongeducation
andHerbartunderstandingofeducation,asasupportingrowingupandrefusalof
anykindofeducationofadults(whichwouldcauseageneralimmaturity);
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merearedisputeswithinandragogyitself,concerningitspositionamong
sciencesofeducationandconcerningitsrelationwithpedagogy.Aretheytwoin-
dependentfields,whichhavenothingincommon,oraretheytwobranchesofthe
generalscienceofeducationwithonlyrelativeindependence?
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mereisalsoadebate,whetherandragogyisatheory,ideology,orcom-
plexofinstructionsforpracticaladulteducation(ormorebroadlymanagingof
adults);
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mecontentofandragogyisalsodisputable.Isitsolelydidacticandtech-
nologicalconceptlimitingandragogytothetheoryandpracticeofeducationand
teaching,ordoesitextendintoeducationasanaggregatemanagementandinflu-
enceofadults.
mefoundationofandragogyis,regardlesstotheabovementioneddoubts,
areflectionofthecurrentstageofscientificandtechnologicalrevolutionofthe
secondhalfofthe20thcentury,primarilythedevelopmentofeducationofadults,
theconceptofpermanenteducation,lifelongeducation,lifelonglearning,andalso
thegrowthofcriticalphenomenaandthegrowthofproblemsconcerningthepo-
sitionofanindividualandcareinthecurrentcivilization.
medictionaryofadulteducationdefinesandragogyasascienceaboutfoster-
ing,careandeducationofadults,respectingbyallmeanstheuniquenessofadult
populationanddealingwithpersonalization,socializationandenculturation.In
theareaofeducation,itdealswiththeuniqueeńectsofpedagogicallawsonadult
population,itdefinesadultpersonalityintheprocessofeducation,definesthe
systemofeducationofadultpopulation,andalsotherelationofandragogywith
otherpedagogicalandsocialsciences.
mebroaderdefinitionofeducationstates,thateducationisoneofthebasic
socialfunctions,whichliesinpermanentformationofapersonalityofamanas
asocialbeingandhis/herpreparationforaccomplishingsocialroles,aswellasin
negotiatingsocialandmentalconditionsforhis/herlife,performingsocialroles,
consumptionofcultureandself-realization.
