Psychology of Learning in Adult Education

The content is selected from the following thematic areas, whereas particular emphasis is given to the contents of the first three and the last thematic topic:
- the types and models of communication; personal and psychosocial aspects of communication; the communication skills of adult educators (active listening, giving and receiving feedback, successful leading of a learning conversation and various types of discussion, assertive communication, conflict resolution, mediation, leading a counselling interview...); developing communication skills and planning training for successful communication in connection with experiential learning; the process of reflection and metacommunication;
- supervision in the professional development;
- the structure and the dynamics of learning groups, leadership styles, learning in groups, cooperative learning and teamwork;
- the personal and emotional factors of learning, mental health and learning; self-image and self-esteem; the role of counsellors and various institutions in providing psychosocial support for adult learners, taking into account personality factors and protecting mental health;
- the models of developing successful learning strategies and enhancing self-regulated learning;
- psychology of creativity; encouraging creativity, planning, implementing and critically analysing various ways of developing creativity;
- the psychological foundations of developing attitudes, stereotypes, prejudice and values; the theoretical models (behavioural, humanistic, cognitive-constructivist), their application within the models of encouraging moral learning; nonviolent communication;
- the psychological aspects of (self-) evaluation and the assessment of learning outcomes; formative and peer assessment.