THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF RUSSIA’S SYSTEM OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF RUSSIA’S SYSTEM OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Author(s): Irina Popova
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: andragogy; additional professional education; labour market; labour potential; motivation
Summary/Abstract: Adult education needs its own theory of and technology for education, special scientific and methodological materials, as well as specially trained cadres of teachers and consultants. The essence of the andragogical approach to adult education is the possibility of involving the adult student in organising the process of their own learning. To use the labour potential of working people in older age groups, certain social conditions are necessary, which mainly depend on the state of the labour market, namely on the availability of jobs. The presence of established attitudes to retraining and advanced training is an important factor in the development of the system of continuing professional education. The level of formation depends on the state of the education system and motivating incentives. The data of the present study confirm the hypothesis that the pre-retirement age group does not have an attitude toward continuing professional education. The lack of motivation for retraining is one of the main factors complicating reforms to increase the retirement age.

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