The value dimension of andragogy and its development in Croatia

Andragogija je znanstvena disciplina koja se bavi proučavanjem obrazovanja odraslih, a stručnjaci koji se bave podučavanjem odraslih su andragozi. Rad je podijeljen na dva dijela. Prvi dio se bavi obrazovanjem odraslih na području Republike Hrvatke i u tome dijelu rada ukratko prikazujem povijesni razvoj obrazovanja odraslih na području Hrvatske, kako se realiziraju programi obrazovanja odraslih i prepreke na koje odrasli učenici nailaze pri obrazovanju. Drugi dio analizira najvažnije aksiološke aspekte obrazovanja odraslih. Svaki odrasli učenik je individualan, a neki aspekti po kojima se međusobno razlikuju su motivacija za obrazovanje u odrasloj dobi, potreba za kontrolom života, životno iskustvo, različitost učenika, utjecaj godina na obrazovanost. Potom korisnost obrazovanja za odraslog učenika, relevantnost obrazovanja, životne navike odraslih učenika, promjene koje nastaju pri učenju i poštovanje koje odrasli očekuju i zaslužuju.Andragogy is a scientific discipline that deals with the study of adult education and the experts who deal with adult teaching are andragogues. Paper is divided into two parts. The first part deals with adult education in the Republic of Croatia and in this part I briefly present the historical development of adult education in Croatia, how to implement adult education programs and the obstacles that adult students encounter in education. The second part analyzes the most important axiological aspects of adult education. Each adult student is individual and some aspects by which they differ from each other are motivation for adult education, the need of life control, life experience, diversity among students, the impact of age on education. Then examine the usefulness of adult education, the relevance of education, adult students life habits, the changes that occur in learning and the respect that adults expect and deserve