Izvorni znanstveni članak
Educational Structure and Educational Needs of Croatian Citizens - a Platform for Change in Adult Education
Dijana Vican
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The latest Statistical Yearbook (2012) data show Croatian citizens’
educational structure. This information make an adequate basis for versatile consideration of Croatian citizens’ education needs according to several fundamental variables: chronological age and gender, literacy, level of education, industries (sectors), active and inactive population, employed and unemployed, and others. The aim is to review the latest educational image of Croatia, and discuss the relationship between educational and market needs, strategic objectives and characteristics of contemporary changes in national
and European context. The paper discusses the following questions: What significance does the Statistical Yearbook bring to educational practice, particularly the andragogy? Does the educational scene, from the andragogy viewpoint, open space for potentially new marginalized groups? Discussion on statistical indicators and relation between education supply and demand with regard to the socio-cultural, market, economic, information and communication, as well as other needs, leads the author to thinking that the andragogy platform in the context of lifelong learning and the principle
of “less teaching, more learning,” is more demanding concerning modes, methods and resources, educational opportunities and self-education, than the learning content itself.
While the European Union holds substantive and financial framework for creation of an effective adult education, the realization of the concept of lifelong learning is in the hands of those factors that apart from their own potential, have sensibility for networking of individuals, institutions and companies at national and international level.
Ključne riječi
educational structure of Croatian citizens; the educational needs of adults; labour market; andragogic platform; professional portfolio
Hrčak ID:
116174
URI
Datum izdavanja:
25.12.2013.
Posjeta: 4.953 *