DOI - Vydavatelství Mendelovy univerzity v Brně

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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0427

WEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION: SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION AND RECREATION OF SENIORS

Jan Winkler1, Kateřina Pevná2, Lenka Kamanová3, Helena Pluháčková4, Amir Mugutdinov1, Magdalena Daria Vaverková5
1 Department of Plant Biology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czechia
2 Department of Senior Education, Institut of Lifelong Learning, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 5, 613 00 Brno, Czechia
3 Department of Social Science, Institut of Lifelong Learning, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 5, 613 00 Brno, Czechia
4 Department of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czechia
5 Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1,613 00 Brno, Czechia

Weed vegetation represents a specific group of plants that has long accompanied human civilization and evokes numerous memories associated with past activities. Weeds are a common component of gardens, agricultural land, and urban environments, and most older adults have encountered them repeatedly throughout their lives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of using the topic of weeds in senior education within the framework of experiential pedagogy. A specialized course was implemented at the University of the Third Age of Mendel University in Brno in the form of traditional lectures supplemented with extensive demonstrations of individual weed species. The results of a questionnaire survey indicated that older adults recall 26 weed species from childhood, while an additional 7 species are recognized but their names cannot be retrieved now. The most frequently reported species include Convolvulus arvensis, Elymus repens, Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum, Matricaria chamomilla, Aegopodium podagraria, Urtica dioica, and Papaver rhoeas. The findings further demonstrate that older adults best remember those weed species associated with specific personal experiences. The topic of weeds therefore appears to be suitable for recreational use of leisure time combined with the education of older adults.

Klíčová slova: ethnobotany, University of the Third Age, vegetation, older adults

stránky: 427-430, Publikováno: 2026, online: 2026



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