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Andragogical competencies

Every discussion about theoretical and practical issues of adult education necessarily includes the education of andragogues and acquiring andragogical competencies, which is seen as directly linked to the improvement of quality of adult education. Numerous documents of the European Union mention the education of andragogues as one of the most important factors of quality of the adult education system. The tendency towards professionalization of andragogues in Europe, as well as in Croatia, results in an increased interest in defining competencies of andragogues. This work presents the findings of research that aimed to examine what andragogical competencies andragogues possess in Croatian context. The mentioned objective produced the following research tasks: determine their field of education, functions they hold at their work and the number of years they spent working in the adult education system and generic and specific competencies that andragogues possess. Research sample was purposive and included 54 participants. Survey questionnaire that was used in the research was created based on the Framework of Key Andragogical Competencies. Research findings point to the importance of systematic approach to designing curricula for the initial education of andragogues and the creation of competency profile for andragogues in Croatia, since they are still non-existent.

Generic andragogical competencies ; Specific andragogical competencies ; Professionalization of andragogues ; Education of andragogues ; Croatian adult education system

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