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Adult Education
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:29.10.2024 08:42:16
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_012 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aleksandrs Astafičevs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To enable students to learn process education and the content, functions and initial research skills of education in the process. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of adult education, the main problem and contradiction of the adult education study course | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Changes in the adult education system in the 21st century | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Functions of adult education and models of pedagogical interaction | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Regularities of formation of adult classes. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Abilities. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Safe behavior in different situations and environments. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Pillars of modern education | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of adult education, the main problem and contradiction of the adult education study course | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Changes in the adult education system in the 21st century | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Functions of adult education and models of pedagogical interaction | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Regularities of formation of adult classes. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Abilities. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Safe behavior in different situations and environments. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Pillars of modern education | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for seminars; the assigned independent work is prepared; studying literature; preparing for the final exam. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | In order for the student to obtain a successful assessment, the differentiated test requirements must be met: - attitude towards education, dynamics of development, active activity in seminars (30%); - independent work done by the student (50%); - written final exam of the study course (20%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knows the theoretical and practical aspects of the adult education process. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able to conduct lessons for an adult audience, using different leadership styles. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be competent in the practical implementation and research of adult education. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Robert Robinson. Trivium 21c: Preparing Young People for the Future with Lessons From the Past. Independent Thinking Press, June 12, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Pedro De Bruyckere, Paul A. Kirschner, Casper D. Hulshof. Urban Myths about Learning and Education. 1st edition. Academic Press, March 18, 2015. | ||||||||
