Abstract
The idea of lifelong learning is very popular in the XXI century. This paper presents how Polish universities reflect this idea. The main theories of andragogy were compared with each other and a relationship was shown, between this concept and adult education. Moreover, it analyses the effectiveness of different management styles continuing education in Polish universities and their implications for institutions of higher education. It also describes the main programs of the European Commission to promote lifelong learning in Europe.
Highlights
Society at the turn of the twentieth century is described in the literature as a knowledge based society or an information society
In a knowledge based society education has become a strategic factor of social development and achieving this goal is seen as lifelong learning
Lifelong learning is not a new idea because in 1926 Eduard Lindeman had developed the main arguments in The meaning of adult education
Summary
Society at the turn of the twentieth century is described in the literature as a knowledge based society or an information society. The idea of lifelong learning is a new educational reality, which should be continued for the whole of your life.
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