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Doc. PhDr. Vladimír Frk, CSc. He deals with the problems of Human Resources Management, Voca:onal Educa:on of Employees and Managerial communica:on. Head of Department since 2006. Doc.PhDr. MartaBačová, CSc. She concentrates on courses General Didac:cs, Theory of Adult Educa:on, Life‐long Learning, Mul:‐cultural Educa:on. During the period on the Department of University Pedagogy was dealing with the problems of university didac:cs. She is currently working on the problems of life‐long learning and educa:on. Doc.PhDr.Eduard Lukáč, PhD. His research ac:vi:es concentrate on the problems of history of pedagogy, history of andragogy and the school system of adult educa:on. Published two monographs, university textbook, he contributed to collec:ons of papers, magazines and dic:onaries PhDr. Ivana Pirohová PhD. He concentrates on the development of the theory of social cultural characteris:cs, educa:onal stages of educa:on par:cipants, progress and results of educa:on, teaching ac:vi:es of adult educator and iden:fica:on of problem, educa:onal needs of client – andragogic diagnos:cs. PhDr. Milan Goga, CSc. He concentrates on Comparative Pedagogy, Comparative Andragogy, and problems of Theory of Education and Leisure time. He contributed to collections of papers, magazines, published textbooks. PhDr. Martina Lenhardtová She concentrates on the problems of seniors in the context of life‐long learning, especially socio‐cultural educa:on. Currently deals with the andragogic aspects of senior PE within non‐formal educa:on. PhDr. Branislav Frk He concentrates on the problems of modern informa:on technologies in educa:on, projec:ng of educa:onal ac:vi:es and presenta:on skills. PhDr. Marek Lukáč He concentrates on educa:on of the Roma ethnic group adults and the concept of educa:onal path. He also deals with the problems of life style and social pathology. Mgr. Gizela Brutovská She deals with social research, with the accent on evalua:on research, also problems of sociology of employment and unemployment and theories of organiza:ons. Mgr. Peter Roháč He concentrates on corporate social responsibility, the problems of learning organiza:on, organiza:onal learning and organiza:on theories. Selected publica:ons The results of intensive research ac:vi:es of members of the Department have been published in many studies, in domes:c and interna:onal collec:ons of papers, scien:fic and professional papers or other resources. The recent monographs FRK, Vladimír Individual in Social System of Organiza:on Prešov,AkcentPrint,year 2006, 214, p. 214 FRK, Vladimír – KREDÁTUS, Jozef Communica:on in Personnel and Social Prac:ce Prešov,AkcentPrint,year 2008, 207 strán FRK, Vladimír – LUKÁČ, Marek – FRK, Branislav Fundamentals of Personnel and Social Management in Organiza:onPrešov, AkcentPrint, year 2004, p.188 GOGA, Milan On Selected Educa:onal Systems in Selected Countries Prešov,Metodicko‐pedagogickécentrum, year 2002, p.92 LUKÁČ, Eduard Secondary Schools in Prešov un:l 1945 Prešov,Privatpress, year 2002, p.143 LUKÁČ, Eduard Reformist Pedagogical Movement in the Age of Czechoslovak Republic and Its Manifesta:on in SlovakiaPrešov, University of Prešov,year 2002, p. 137 PIROHOVÁ, Ivana (Ed.) The Role of Andragogy in Knowledge‐based Society. Collec:on of Papers from Slovak – Czech scien:fic conference. Prešov, University of Prešov, year 2007, p.249 PIROHOVÁ, Ivana – FRK, Vladimír Adult Educator in Voca:onal Educa:on of Employees Prešov,AkcentPrint, year 2003, p. 136 w w w . a n d r a g o g i k a . w e e b l y . c o m Department of Andragogy

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Doc.PhDr.VladimírFrk,CSc.He deals with the problems of Human ResourcesManagement, Voca:onal Educa:on of Employees andManagerial communica:on. Head of Department since2006.

Doc.PhDr.MartaBačová,CSc.She concentrates on courses General Didac:cs, Theory ofAdult Educa:on, Life‐long Learning, Mul:‐culturalEduca:on. During the period on the Department ofUniversity Pedagogy was dealing with the problems ofuniversity didac:cs. She is currently working on the

problemsoflife‐longlearningandeduca:on.

Doc.PhDr.EduardLukáč,PhD.

Hisresearchac:vi:esconcentrateontheproblemsofhistoryofpedagogy,historyofandragogyandtheschoolsystemofadulteduca:on.Publishedtwomonographs,universitytextbook,hecontributedtocollec:onsofpapers,magazinesanddic:onaries

PhDr.IvanaPirohováPhD.He concentratesonthedevelopmentofthetheoryofsocialcultural characteris:cs, educa:onal stages of educa:onpar:cipants, progress and results of educa:on, teachingac:vi:es of adult educator and iden:fica:on of problem,educa:onalneedsofclient–andragogicdiagnos:cs.

PhDr.MilanGoga,CSc.He concentrates on Comparative Pedagogy, Comparative Andragogy, andproblemsofTheoryofEducationandLeisuretime.Hecontributedto collectionsofpapers,magazines,publishedtextbooks.

PhDr.MartinaLenhardtováShe concentrates on the problems ofseniors in the context of life‐longlearning, especially socio‐cultural educa:on. Currently deals with theandragogicaspectsofseniorPEwithinnon‐formaleduca:on.

PhDr.BranislavFrkHe concentratesontheproblems ofmodern informa:on technologies ineduca:on,projec:ngofeduca:onalac:vi:esandpresenta:onskills.

PhDr. Marek Lukáč He concentrates on educa:on of the Roma ethnicgroupadultsand theconceptofeduca:onal path.He also dealswith theproblemsoflifestyleandsocialpathology.

Mgr.GizelaBrutovskáShe deals with social research, with the accent onevalua:on research, also problems of sociology of employment andunemploymentandtheoriesoforganiza:ons.

Mgr. Peter Roháč Heconcentrates oncorporatesocial responsibility, theproblems of learning organiza:on, organiza:onal learning andorganiza:ontheories.

Selectedpublica:onsTheresultsofintensiveresearchac:vi:esofmembersoftheDepartmenthavebeenpublishedinmanystudies,indomes:candinterna:onalcollec:onsofpapers,scien:ficandprofessionalpapersorotherresources.Therecentmonographs

FRK,VladimírIndividualinSocialSystemofOrganiza:onPrešov,AkcentPrint,year2006,214,p.214

FRK,Vladimír–KREDÁTUS,JozefCommunica:oninPersonnelandSocialPrac:cePrešov,AkcentPrint,year2008,207strán

FRK,Vladimír–LUKÁČ,Marek–FRK,BranislavFundamentalsofPersonnel andSocialManagementinOrganiza:onPrešov,AkcentPrint,year2004,p.188

GOGA,MilanOnSelectedEduca:onalSystemsinSelectedCountriesPrešov,Metodicko‐pedagogickécentrum, year 2002,p.92

LUKÁČ,EduardSecondarySchoolsinPrešovun:l1945Prešov,Privatpress,year2002,p.143

LUKÁČ,EduardReformist Pedagogical Movement in the Age ofCzechoslovak Republic and Its Manifesta:on inSlovakiaPrešov, University of Prešov,year 2002, p.137

PIROHOVÁ,Ivana(Ed.)TheRoleofAndragogyinKnowledge‐basedSociety.Collec:on of Papers from Slovak – Czech scien:ficconference.Prešov,UniversityofPrešov, year 2007,p.249

PIROHOVÁ,Ivana–FRK,VladimírAdultEducatorinVoca:onalEduca:onofEmployeesPrešov,AkcentPrint,year2003,p.136

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HistoryofDepartment

The year2009isthe anniversary year for the department ofAndragogywhichcelebrates45yearsofexistence aswell asfor itsalmamater,FacultyofArts,celebra:ngits50thyear.Its origin is dated back to year 1964, when Department of PublicAwareness and Adult Pedagogy – first of its kind in Slovakia.Development of Department hasbeenafflictedbymany organiza:onalchanges: in name of Department and study field, in study programs.The changes in curriculum were related to establishing anddevelopment of anew, untradi:onal study fieldwith significant rela:ontochangingsocialandeconomicneedsandcondi:ons.The concept of the Department, elaborated by PhDr. Misal, furtherevolved in the works of PhDr. Štefan Merešš CSc., PhDr. Ing. JozefKubovský, doc. PhDr. Fran:šek Karšay, CSc., prof. PhDr. Andrej Čuma,CSc., doc. PhDr. Marta Bačová, CSc., prof.PhDr. Anna Tokárová, CSc.From1990sthe study field Adult Educa:on (currently Andragogy) wasdividedintothree specializa:ons: SocialWork, Personnel ManagementandCulturology.In 1996, when the Prešov university was established via detachmentfrom Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, these specializa:onsevolved into three independent study field. The Department of AdultEduca:onrenamedtoDepartment ofAdult Educa:on andSocial Workand inthe school year 1997/1998first studentsenrolled in the 5‐yearMA studiesof two independent fields of study Andragogy and SocialWork. Concurrently with the new study fields older specializa:onsceased to exist. Un:l 2010 was the Department together with theDepartment of Social Work included in the Ins:tute of Educology andSocialWork.FromOctober2010isDepartment includedinthe Ins:tuteof Pedagogy, Andragogy and Psychology of the Faculty of Humani:esandNaturalSciences.

Scien:ficresearch- developmentoftheore:calfundamentalsof

educa:onalsciencesandadragogy- applica:onofitsresultsineduca:onalprocess

andsocialprac:ce

It sorientedonthe followingques:ons:andragogic theory, theoryandprac:ce of the quality of work life, human resources development,andragogic diagnos:cs, counseling in further educa:on, informa:ontechnology ineduca:on, distance learning, formsandmethodsof non‐formaleduca:on, problemsofeduca:onand integra:onofRoma ethicgroup, history of the oldest teaching ins:tutes in Slovakia,representa:vesofPrešovschoolsinhistoricalcontext.Researchconcentratesonthe applica:onofknowledge inteachingwithrespect to significant social processes and changes related to headingtowardsknowledge‐basedsociety.Theseproblemshave beenexaminedwith research grantsVEGA of theMinistry ofEduca:on.Department ispart of the Associa:onof Ins:tu:ons inAdult Educa:on (AIVD in SR)

and its individualmembers are members of Slovak Sociological SocietyandSlovakPedagogicalSociety.Department of Andragogy and Museum of Schools and Pedagogy inBra:slava arranged on September, 12th 2007 scien:fic conferenceHistoryofthe OldestTeaching Ins:tu:onsinSlovakiawhere the resultsof grant research VEGA 1/2522/05 History of the Oldest TeachingIns:tu:ons in Slovakia (1819‐1945) were presented (chief inves:gatordoc.PhDr.EduardLukáč,PhD.)In2008DepartmentfinishedgrantresearchVEGA 1/364906The Role ofAdult educa:on and Social Work in Knowledge‐base Society andWelfareState(chiefinves:gatorprof.AnnaTokárováCSc.)Duringthe periodbetween2006and2008Departmentpar:cipatedinaproject SOP ĽZ 2005/NP1‐079, Code ITMS: 11230220497: LearningRegion of the Prešov Self‐governing Region. Members of Departmentsignificantly contributed to formula:on of the Strategy of LearningRegion of the Prešov Self‐governing Region, which aimed at priori:essepng, and specific measures crea:ng complex system of furthereduca:on, its development, monitoring and evalua:on. Departmenthas an intensive and long‐term coopera:on with the affiliateddepartments in Bra:slava, Olomouc and Praha. Department alsocollaborateswith other significant ins:tu:ons (Government Office, theMinistry of Educa:on SR, AIVD, Academy of Educa:on etc.). Thecollabora:on takes part in areas such as organizing scien:ficconferences, students´ prac:ce assignments or teaching in studyprogram.

Educa:onalac:vi:esDepartment currentlyoffersstudyprogramAndragogy in full‐:me andpart :me study for undergraduate andpostgraduate qualifica:on. It ispossible togainalso a PhDr.Degree in Pedagogyor Andragogy.In theschool year 2008/2009Department staff consistedof 10ownteachersserving 309 students. Some teachers from other departments of theFaculty,expertsalsopar:cipateinteaching.Study program of credit study consist of andragogic, pedagogic,sociologicalandpsychological coursesaswell ascoursesinsocialwork,philosophical,legalcoursesandmediacommunica:on.Study concentrates on theore:cal and prac:cal problems of adultpersonalityforming intheprocessesofsocial change – via ac:va:onofhumanpoten:al througheduca:on, counseling, help andother meansof social development. Study has a mul:disciplinary nature. Itconcentratesonspecific issues of theory andmethodology of life‐longeduca:on (requalifica:on, personnelmanagement, employee benefitsandcare, career counseling etc.), theoryandmethodicsofpreven:on,educa:onandcounseling in thefieldof social pathologicalphenomenaandassistance toadults incrisis, indevelopment of personal interestsandaspira:ons.The graduates can take posi:ons of conceptual, managing,organiza:onalcharacter:

- in the fieldof HR and social development in company andbranch educa:onal ins:tu:ons, in HR departments,especially inmanaging requalifica:on and development ofenterprises,

- in the field of educa:on, social care andassistance to risk target groups (seniors,unemployed, handicapped etc.), in non‐formaleduca:onal ins:tu:ons, in ins:tu:ons of publicservice,NGO,founda:onsetc.

- in the field of culture: facili:es of local culture,interestgroups,media,

- inthe fieldofresearchandteaching for thefieldsofsocialwork,andragogyandHRatuniversi:es

Adulteduca:onisincurrentknowledge‐basedsocietyperceivedasameansofincreasingthequalityofhumanandsocialpoten:al,aswellasself‐realiza:onofindividuals.Theincreasingsignificanceofeduca:oncreatescondi:onforatrac:venessofAndragogyinfuture.

DepartmentofAndragogy(adulteducation)FacultyofHumanitiesandNaturalSciences17.novembra,08001PrešovSlovakiaweb:www.andragogika.weebly.com