Lifelong Learn. 2015, 5, 8-22

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele201505028

Conditions of Succesful Learning in Adulthood

Naděžda Špatenková1, Lucie Smékalová2

1Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta, Katedra sociologie, andragogiky a kulturní antropologie, Křížkovského 511/8, 771 80 Olomouc, Czech Republic
2Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Institut vzdělávání a poradenství, V Lázních 3, 159 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic

Received March 31, 2015
Accepted June 18, 2015

This contribution deals with conditions of successful learning in adulthood. It describes basic parameters of successful learning, psychologically conditioned attributes of learning and relation between age and docility. The findings originate from the insight into psychological and personality changes in adulthood which are consequently applied in educational context. The aim of the contribution is to reflect such aspects of learning of adults which crucially determine successful learning and education in adulthood.

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