The Epistemological Status of the Field of Psychopedagogy of Adolescents, Young People and Adults.  Inter- and Trans-disciplinarity Cover Image

The Epistemological Status of the Field of Psychopedagogy of Adolescents, Young People and Adults. Inter- and Trans-disciplinarity
The Epistemological Status of the Field of Psychopedagogy of Adolescents, Young People and Adults. Inter- and Trans-disciplinarity

Author(s): Elena Tiron
Subject(s): Adult Education, Educational Psychology
Published by: Universitatea Tehnică "Gheorghe Asachi" din Iaşi
Keywords: inter- and transdisciplinarity; the pillars of knowledge; key competences of the dicipline of psychopedagogy of adolescents; young people and adults.

Summary/Abstract: The article proposes in its ntroduction to define the context and the stage of development of contemporary science, implicitly in the psychopedagogy of adolescents, young people and adults. Transdisciplinarity is addressed by differentiation from other levels of knowledge integration: mono, pluri and interdisciplinarity of knowledge. The construction and reconstruction of knowledge in the twentieth century reality is made on the four pillars of knowledge which are explained according to the pedagogy of adolescents, youths and adults. The eight key competences of lifelong learning are described. The objectives and competences of the enhancement and extension discipline of Psychopedagogy of adolescents, young people and adults are elaborated in a transdisciplinary vision. The methods used are: document analysis, comparative analysis, conceptual synthesis and generalization.

  • Issue Year: 63/2017
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 25-36
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English