Spring 2018
Andrea Špoková
Zygmunt Bauman:
Liquid Modernity
 For the first time in human history, the human species produces
more knowledge than people can absorb.
 "A key factor in production becomes knowledge - as opposed
to physical capital, the amount of human labor and industry.
The consequence is a fundamental change of all social
institutions.“
 -> Change in a social structure of society
 -> individualization of society, increasing specialization
Expectations
Insecurity
Doubts
Uncertainty
Worries
• PASSIVITY while entering the labour market
• FREQUENT CHANGING of employment and employers
• REPEATED CHANGES of the field of study
• Study PROLONGATION and INTERRUPTION
 CAREER LIFE PERSPECTIVE (V. G. ZUNKER, 2012)
 INDIVIDUAL as main player of career, its development, its possible CHANGE.
 Short-term goals and constant decisions ERA
 „Individuals are forced to focus on their employability rather
than on the certainty of their employment. And they need to
learn and foster the skills, which will help them to carry the
responsibility for the course and the development of their
career.“
(PATTON & MCMAHON, 2015, s. 24)
 1. Active citizenship
 Active citizenship focuses on whether and how people participate in all
spheres of social and economic life, the chances and risks they face, the
degree of belonging they feel to the society in which they live, and the weight
of their own words in it.
 2. Employability
 Employability - the ability to find and retain employment - as well as active
citizenship is a crucial condition for achieving full employment and improving
European competitiveness and prosperity in the "new economy“.
 The development of competences at three levels:
 1. adaptability, flexibility of the individual and other skills
necessary for the labor market,
 2. critical consciousness, social awareness, engagement,
 3. empathy and sensitivity to the environment, neighborhood,
fellow citizens.
 GOAL:
 Effective behavior of the „graduate“ in different situations on the levels:
personality, interaction, relationships, morality.
 Cross-curricular topics in CZECH national curriculum:
 Personal development: Cognitive abilities; Self-recognition and selfunderstanding;
Self-regulation and self-organization; Creativity;
 Social development: Knowledge of people; Interpersonal relationships;
Communication; Cooperation and Competitiveness;
 Moral Development: Practical Ethics; Problem solving, decision making
skills.