Geragogy - the Third Pillar of Education Science

Abstract

The present scientific study, mostly of theoretical and methodological nature, is intended to penetrate into the near past (and present) of geragogy as a discipline and analyze briefly the process of creating the constitution and methodology in the area of Europe (with emphasis on the Czech and Slovak and German provenance). Emphasis is also placed on theoretical and methodological basis of the current geragogy, covering the subject of investigation, content, objectives and tasks, science-systemic geragogy anchor being a methodological and methodical basis of senior education in various spheres of their individual and social life.

Development and Current Status of Andragogy in Slovakia

“…Švec included pedagogy, andragogy, and geragogy in anthropogogy. We can agree with C. Határ's (2011) opinion that from a methodological point of view and contrary to pedagogy and andragogy, in Slovak conditions geragogy has not achieved the status of an autonomous science yet. It has developed principally within (social) andragogy and gerontology.…”

“…A different, broader structure of the system of andragogy was later presented by C. Határ (2011). He classified the branches of andragogy into three groups: basic, border, and applied.…”