Level:  doctoral academic studies

Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Andragogy – doctoral degree (ph.d.)

Some of the major principles of the Doctoral degree program in Andragogy include the following: • To develop and connect fundamental and practical scientific Andragogy disciplines within the interdisciplinary context with related scientific disciplines and contemporary science-research trends. The final objective is to promote and encourage the theoretical and practical education of adults on all levels, starting with an individual, organization, local community, to overall society. • To increase competencies for individually, scientifically and socially relevant researches and the appliance of the same in practice and education of adults • To acquire experts and qualify them for the highest level of scientific Andragogy culture that requires abilities for critical thinking and analysis, creativity, originality, inventive and innovative skillfulness in different spheres of professional interactions.

The focal objectives of the Doctoral degree program in Andragogy are: • To acquire a graduated student with proficiency in critical analysis, positioning and researching the domain itself, authority and accountability of Andragogy the science and Andragogy within the practical segment that encourages the education of adults towards developing the concept and establishing the lifelong educational sistem and social studying model • To develop scientific research, expertise and academic proficiency within the interdisciplinary approach and critical analysis, and within the areas of the field study concerning fundamental problems of Andragogy as the scientific discipline based on contemporary models, and concerning practical portions of adult education • To widen critical thinking and increase dynamic reflections necessary for the development, conceptualization and realization of educational politics, strategies and educational interventions into social, cultural, economical and educational context in Serbia, and critical approach to abilities of implementing contemporary Andragogy research achievements in both theory and practice within the local context • To acquire a graduated student with abilities to individually organize, supervise and conduct scientific researches, including local and international research projects and provide sufficient research results • To expand proficiency in connecting, promoting and specializing the acquired knowledge, and developing consciousness about the necessitate for continuous professional development

A graduate student with a Doctoral degree in Andragogy will be qualified and will have adequate competence to perform the following: • To critically think and analyze basic issues of theoretical and practical sections of a lifelong educational process • To evaluate and examine exploring and practical values of different theories, concepts and strategies within adult education • To examine and evaluate possibilities of applying different methodological and epistemological approaches in researching basic issues of adult education • To combine interdisciplinary and integrative approaches while examining basic issues within adult educational process • To create and accomplish various fundamental research study works concerning adult education, and to present the results at domestic and international conventions • To understand co-independence among global and national issues and perspectives concerning adult education • To utilize research results for shaping systematical solutions, overcoming concrete problems and improving practice of adult education • To introduce research results and global tendencies of existing issues and practical solutions to intellectual community • To recognize the adult education as a process of educating adults as independent and social phenomena, and to comprehend the philosophical, historically-comparative, socio-economical, psychological, and organizationally-didactic dimensions of Andragogy • To critically evaluate the possibility of potential applying of different models and forms of preventive education and intervention within complex social contexts and domains, such as: family, work, social environment, free time, etc.

An entrance conditions for enrollment in a follow-up Doctoral study program are the completion of study in a Master’s study program (300 ECTS credits), the average grade of 8.00 during Bachelor and Master’s study programs, or at least five published research studies in magazines of national and international recognition. The knowledge of at least one foreign language is mandatory as well. Rules for entrance examinations and admission are set in connection with the Faculty of Philosophy Statute. A student applying for a Doctoral study program with a Master’s degree from a different study group will have to take the differential exam if necessary.

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