Original scientific paper
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEBATE ON PROFESSION ANDRAGOGUE
Dušan Petričević
Abstract
In the text author has looked for an answer to the
following question: Do Croatian andragogues posses enough
prerequisites for the foundation of the profession:
andragogue. After short review of development of the adult
education in Croatia, he has shown differences between
occupation and profession. Besides describing use of those
terms in education and training, he has suggested that instead
using the syntagm “professional education and training”, two
other expressions should be used – “education for profession”
and “education for occupation”. Besides defining profession,
semi-profession, developed profession, regulated profession,
he has also described the consequences that
professionalization has for persons who work within certain
activity – what is the difference between worker and the
professional. Author has defined adult education as a specific
kind of educational service which is performed by adult
education workers, and in the end he has listed prerequisites
for transformation of adult education into profession.
Keywords
Profession; occupation; worker; professional; adult education
Hrčak ID:
105156
URI
Publication date:
9.6.2011.
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