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Tymchuk L. THE TOPICALITY AND PERSPECTIVES OF AN «ANDRAGOG» PROFESSION IN UKRAINE

Tymchuk Lyudmila, Doctor of Science (Pedagogic), Associate Professor, Professor Department of Pedagogy and Social Work, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, 14 Rivnenska Str., 58004 Chernivtsi, Ukraine,

Abstract 

The article shows the problem of the academism and professionalism of adult education in Ukraine. It was stated that there is no official andragog profession in Ukraine i.e. an expert in adult education; there is no professional training for them. A brief analysis of international experience in the training of relevant specialists has been conducted. The research project is presented by scientists from Ukraine and Germany. The aim of the project is: to create an integrated concept of specialization «Adult Education and Postgraduate Education». The project involves the organization of university training andragogs at the level of specialization in the structure of any specialty type «person-person». The purpose and tasks of the educational program of training specialists for adult education, introduced in the educational process of higher educational institutions, was studied. The general purpose of the program is to provide the professional training of the andragogy, a specialist who is professionally engaged in the organization of adult education; advises how effectively use its internal resources to solve actual (life and professional) problems; this person is a co-author of an individual training program, performs various social roles; works with adults in various areas of formal, informal and informal education. The educational program is developed taking into account modern ideas in the field of education philosophy, andragogy, theoretical and methodological approaches and the actual directions of adult education organization, provisions of new normative and legal acts in the field of continuous education and taking into account the specifics of designing adult education. The evaluation of the experimental work importance on training specialists for the specified specialization for further education and professionalization of adult education in Ukraine and the official introduction of the Andragog profession have been suggested.
Key words:  adult education;  andragog vocational training;  andragogy;  specialization.

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