Lifelong Learn. 2013, 3, 38-50

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele2013030138

Social Andragogue as a Helping Profession in the System of Residential Care for Seniors

Ctibor Határ

Katedra pedagogiky PF UKF, Drážovská cesta 4, 949 74 Nitra, Slovenská republika

This study is of theoretical and conceptual nature and represents the author’s direct output of the project VEGA SAS-ME SR no. 1/0024/12 titled Evaluation of the Impact of Education on Quality of Life of Seniors in Residential Conditions. The aim of the study is to scientifically justify the need for engagement of social andragogues, or andragogues with extended socio-andragogical qualifications in social facilities for seniors and the need to establish a professiogram and a professional competency profile of a social andragogue for the specific target groups of the facilitie.