The Future of Education
Alternatives in Adult Education
Dimitrina Kapitanova, Paisii Hilendarski Plovdiv University (Bulgaria)
Penka Dimitrova, Paisii Hilendarski Plovdiv University (Bulgaria)
Abstract
This elaboration aims to present the results of an educational research related to the formation of a language and mathematical competence of adults, studying in the conditions of places of detention.
The reasons for choosing the topic of the research are:
· The need for approbation of technological and andragogical model for mastering of basic language and mathematical competence by adults.
· The understanding of the education as a condition for increase of social competence and development of skills for social incorporation.
The topicality of the issue raised for research is determined by the needs of the practice. The mastering of language and mathematical competence by adults with gaps in education and training is essential both for their personal satisfaction and for their social adaptation and access to the labor market.
The object of the study is a sample of 22 women, studying in the school at the Women Prison in the City of Sliven, Bulgaria.
The subject of the study is measurement of the level of formation of language and mathematical competence by the adults as a result of the application of experimental technologicalmodel.
The researched women are aged 19 to 52, with different ethnic backgrounds (Bulgarian, Turkish, Roma).
