Adult Learning in the Nineteenth Century in the Mirror of Novels and Short Stories: Czech Literature.

Autor/in	Kulich, Jindra
Titel	Adult Learning in the Nineteenth Century in the Mirror of Novels and Short Stories: Czech Literature.
Quelle	(2002), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Clergy; Czech Literature; Educational History; Independent Study; Informal Education; Interests; Learning Processes; Lifelong Learning; Literature Reviews; Nineteenth Century Literature; Nonformal Education; Novels; Rural Areas; Rural Education; Short Stories; Teacher Role; Czechoslovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Klerus; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Selbststudium; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Bildungsinteresse; Learning process; Lernprozess; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Novel; Roman; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrerrolle; Tschechoslowakei
Abstract	Czech novels and short stories dealing with life in the 19th century were reviewed for information about how adults in rural areas of Czechoslovakia learned and the topics that interested them. The literature review confirmed that adults living in rural areas of Czechoslovakia in the 19th century generally had a great desire for education, including self-education, and faced many obstacles to gaining the knowledge they desired. Village schoolteachers and parsons played a crucial role. Schoolteachers not only disseminated books and periodicals but also strove to improve agriculture, gardening, and beekeeping. Enlightened parish priests of the time spread education among the common folk, often in cooperation with schoolteachers. The rural clergy loaned and distributed books to the common folk. Often, village schoolteachers and parsons continued their own education together. The story "The Village in the Foothills" provides a picture of lifelong learning in rural Czechoslovakia. The Czech literature also demonstrates that although some burghers and gentry actively fostered education of the common folk, some actively opposed it. Several novels and short stories document the existence of innovators among farmers, merchants, and others in rural Czechoslovakia. Numerous literary works describe the physical and other hardships faced by those undertaking educational work in rural Czechoslovakia. (Contains 23 references.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC