DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-922-8-0141

KOMENSKÉHO NÁZORY NA VYSOKÉ ŠKOLSTVO A ICH ODKAZ PRE SÚČASNOSŤ

Janka Medveďová

J. A. Comenius’ work is timeless and at all times expresses the esence of social needs of man, asufficiently stimulating environment, cultivation of personality and the achievement of life wisdom in the process of lifelong learning. It represents a project of solving social problems, creative work, civic engagement and finding a meaning of personal and social life. University, a period of university life, is part of a person›s lifelong cultivation in the process of learning. Comenius assumed that, thanks to a university degree, people should be able to make reasonable judgments, but they should also gain practical knowledge. In one of his central ideas, the omnes omnia onmino argued that everyone should study everything that is important and useful for human life in order to improve human development and bargaining power. The paper aims to point out Comenius› important ideas concerning higher education in his works Vševýchova and Velká didactika and their reference in educational strategies for the 21st century. In this paper we will work with the analysis of text documents of Comenius› works and changed with their interpretation and comparison with current trends in higher education pedagogy. We will evaluate the results in a descriptive way and point out the importance of travel by which Comenius completes higher education. Student mobility during university studies contributes significantly to the creation of a worldview and comprehensive knowledge of young people who take responsibility for their actions. The goal of Comenius› education is to achieve the wisdom of life, the purpose of which is to eliminate human disputes, seek mutual cooperation and tolerance. What is today›s Europe like? Can we defend democratic principles, solve serious problems such as extremism, fight for religious freedom, can we defend the values of European culture and education? Can we work effectively with a lot of information? We have a lot of knowledge, we know a lot, but are we really wise, wise in Comenius› conception?

Keywords: pampedia, lifelong learning, traveling, higher education

pages: 141-147, online: 2023