Education Policy

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge
To understand the key conceptual apparatus in relation to education, training and vocational training
To acquire knowledge from the point of view of school education and further education in the system of lifelong learning
To understand the interrelationships between qualifications and competencies and their importance for employment
To provide an insight into the European dimension of education in relation to the development of national education policy
To acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of adult education at European and national level
To orientate in issues of development of lifelong learning and counseling
Skills and competence
To acquire practical skills in the organization, management and financing of the education and training system
To acquire and develop competently the ability to analyze the main problems, respectively changes and impacts of these changes; as well as the ability to draw and substantiate their own findings on the examination of the essential components of the lifelong learning system
To Acquire the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice

Indicative content

The course provides an overview of the current state and trends in the development of education policy in the theoretical and practical level. It points to the formation of national education policy in connection with the main pillars of the development of European cooperation in the field of education and training. It clarifies the system of organization, management and financing of the education system. Attention is also paid to the approach to the process of education and training in the context of the development of the lifelong learning system. It explains the mutual theoretical and practical connections between key aspects of the formation of the educational area, especially between qualifications and competencies. It also deals with issues of development of lifelong learning and counseling in relation to the labour market.

Support literature

DUDOVÁ, I. Ekonómia vzdelávania. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Iura Edition, 2013. 312 s. ISBN 978-80-8078-668-7
ČAPLÁNOVÁ, A. Ekonómia vzdelávania a tvorba ľudských zdrojov. Bratislava: IURA EDITION, 1999. 131 s. ISBN 80-88715-22-9
BENČO, J. Ekonómia vzdelávania. Bratislava: IRIS, 2002. ISBN 80-89018-41-6
DUDOVÁ, I. – POLONYOVÁ, S. Ekonómia vzdelávania: semináre a cvičenia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2012. 197 s. ISBN 978-80-225-3375-1

Requirements to complete the course

Activity 20%
Elaboration and presentation of the assignment 20%
Final written exam 60%

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 07.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 04.11.2021