Development of social competence in the preparation and continuing training of adult educators

Abstract

Study aims o reveal the manifestation and development of social competence of students and adult educators in Lithuania by highlighting subjects' communication and co-operation in the learning process. Research involves combination of theoretical and empirical research methods. Literature review and content analysis of documents helped to highlight the communication and cooperation as fundamental phenomena of the social competence. Empirical study by surveying 240 undergraduate and postgraduate students of adult education study programmes and 320 adult educators disclosed their confidence in the development of communication and cooperation capabilities that constitute social competence.