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2014 | Tom 21 | 297-314

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Elderly learners in combined-age learning groups picking up on new professional skills

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Osoby starsze uczące się w grupie zróżnicowanej wiekowo zdobywające nowe umiejętności zawodowe

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In the study carried out by using qualitative methods, a research instrument for measuring the applicability of principles recommended for the elderly learning in an age-heterogeneous group was created based on geragogy reference sources. The action research of one group showed that most of the principles of geragogy were applied in the study process, although the respective training course was not specifically designed for the elderly. In this combined-age learning group, elderly learners experienced some problems, and recommendations are proposed to solve them.
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W badaniu przeprowadzonym przy użyciu badań jakościowych stworzono narzędzie badawcze do pomiaru zastosowania zasad rekomendowanych dla uczących się osób starszych w grupie zróżnicowanej wiekowo. Narzędzie to powstało w oparciu o źródła odniesienia do geragogiki. Badania w działaniu (action research) przeprowadzone na jednej grupie wykazały, że większość z zasad geragogiki miała swoje zastosowanie w procesie uczenia, mimo że szkolenie nie było skierowane wyłącznie do osób starszych. W tej uczącej się, zróżnicowanej wiekowo grupie, starsze osoby doświadczyły pewnych trudności podczas uczenia się. Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu zaproponować rozwiązania dla owych problemów.

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297-314

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  • Tallinn University

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