Specialized Seminar in Adult Education and Training
Code
73221107
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas
Credits
10
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Development of skills enabling the systematic understanding of the issues and problems of Adult Education and Training
b) To know and to understand the main theoretical perspectives and core concepts in the field of Adult Education and Training
c) Development of skills enabling critical reflection on educational strategies and about formal and non-formal training contexts
d) Development of skills to analyse problematic situations related to school and non-school educational contexts
e) Development of skills in the field of educational research enabling the elaboration of research about issues within the field of Adult Education and Training that merit national and international dissemination
f) Developing skills in communicating with peers, the academic community and society at large
Prerequisites
Subject matter
1 - Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives:
1.1 - Disciplinary, multidisciplinary and trans disciplinary approaches
1.2 Adult Education and Training and Lifelong Learning: conceptual divergences and convergences
1.3 - Major authors and theoretical perspectives within the national and international contexts
2 - Adult Education and Training Processes:
2.1 The development of Educational Systems and Adult Education and Training
2.2 - Globalization, the Knowledge Society and Lifelong Learning
2.3 Professional Learning and Education, Experiential and Informal Learning, Non-Formal Educational Contexts
Bibliography
ÁVILA, P. (2008). A Literacia dos Adultos: Competências-chave na Sociedade do Conhecimento. Lisboa: Celta.
ALVES, M. G. (2010). Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida e Políticas Educativas Europeia. Caparica: UIED - FCT/UNL.
CANÁRIO, R. (1999). Educação de Adultos: um campo, uma problemática. Lisboa: Educa.
CANÁRIO, R., & CABRITO, B. (2008). Educação e Formação de Adultos: mutações e convergências. Lisboa: Educa.
EDWARDS, R., BIESTA, G., & THORPE, M. (2009). Rethinking contexts for learning and tecahing: communities, activities and networks. London and New York: Routledge.
FERNÁNDEZ, F. S. (2006). As raízes históricas dos modelos actuais de educação de pessoas adultas. Lisboa: Educa.
ILERIS, K. (2009). Contemporary Theories of Learning. London and New York: Routledge.
JARVIS, P. (2009). Learning to be a person in society. London and New York: Routledge.
Teaching method
It is made use of diverse teaching methodologies that should combine oral presentation of relevant issues in the field under study, dialogue and argumentation around scientific themes and the research and analysis of information relevant for the understanding of issues and problems in the field of Adult Education and Training. Therefore, doctoral students are early invited to actively participate in classroom sessions through prior preparation of the issues that are the object of debate and collective reflection and/or through individual presentations (oral and written) of research themes.
Evaluation method
The evaluation is continuous and takes into consideration the following elements: (a) presentations and discussions in class; (b) quality of the individual written work (maximum 6000 words) that is delivered at the end of the semester; (c) attendance and participation in the activities.