{"id":86382,"date":"2026-03-26T12:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acs.si\/?p=86382"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:55:22","slug":"new-professional-monograph-foundations-of-andragogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acs.si\/en\/aktualno\/novice\/new-professional-monograph-foundations-of-andragogy\/","title":{"rendered":"New professional monograph: Foundations of Andragogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At the end of October, the SIAE published the long-awaited professional monograph Temelji andragogike: teoreti\u010dni in prakti\u010dni vidiki izobra\u017eevanja odraslih (Foundations of Andragogy: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Adult Education). 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It covers the historical development of the discipline in Slovenia and worldwide, the foundations of adult\u2011education identity, and the characteristics of adult learners, including their motives, barriers, and strategies for overcoming them.<\/p>\n<p>What the monograph offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professional contributions by recognised experts in the field of adult education.<\/li>\n<li>Theoretical foundations and practical aspects of adult education.<\/li>\n<li>A structure that follows the andragogical cycle \u2013 from identifying needs and planning programmes to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of learning processes.<\/li>\n<li>Particular attention to the role of adult educators, their professional identity and the importance of guidance and motivational support for adults in learning<\/li>\n<li>Real-world case studies that enrich the theoretical discussion and offer insight into concrete adult\u2011education experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alongside 16 professional contributions, the monograph is further enriched and interwoven with 36 real-life and reflective stories by practitioners \u2013 teachers, organisers, counsellors in adult education, and other adult-education professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more in the SIAE Newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/enovicke.acs.si\/en\/new-professional-monograph-foundations-of-andragogy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; alt=&#8221;The cover of tje monograph: Foundations of Andragogy&#8221; title_text=&#8221;The-monograph-1&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.acs.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-monograph-1.png&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>At the end of October, the SIAE published the long-awaited professional monograph Temelji andragogike: teoreti\u010dni in prakti\u010dni vidiki izobra\u017eevanja odraslih (Foundations of Andragogy: Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Adult Education). 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