The aim of this study is to interpret recent developments in the field of adult education in the Czech Republic through the theory of social acceleration. The study is designed as focused ethnography, drawing upon observation, interviewing, and document analysis. The material is read through the concepts of acceleration and frenetic standstill and contextualized in the discourses on industry 4.0 and recognition of prior learning. The study shows how the notion of constant technological change drives the Czech discourse of adult education, introducing a sense of urgency and pressing for faster developments in the further education of adults. However, the field of adult education exhibits a lack of consistency in its development, translating into absenting sense of progress. Within this context, the Czech National Qualifications Framework (NQF) has produced a steady output of qualification standards even though its internal processes have been prolonged. The tempo of the NQF and the absenting sense of progress can be read as signs of a frenetic standstill, accompanied by a high fluctuation of individuals on all levels of an organizational hierarchy. The study argues that acceleration is not driven by technological change in the observed context as the examined discourses expect. Instead, social acceleration seems to be perpetuating itself as a relatively independent force, eroding institutions that are seen as key in adapting to the incoming transition.

这项研究的目的是通过社会加速理论来解释捷克共和国成人教育领域的最新发展。这项研究被设计为重点人种学，要依靠观察，访谈和文件分析。通过加速和疯狂停顿的概念来阅读该材料，并在关于工业4.0的讨论和对先前学习的认可中将其与上下文相关联。研究表明，不断的技术变革的观念如何驱动捷克的成人教育话语，引入了紧迫感，并迫切要求成人继续教育的更快发展。然而，成人教育领域在发展中缺乏一致性，这转化为缺乏进步感。在这种情况下，捷克国家资格框架（NQF）的内部流程已得到延长，但已产生了稳定的资格标准输出。NQF的节奏和缺乏进步的感觉可以理解为疯狂的停顿的迹象，伴随着组织层次结构各个层次上的个人高度波动。该研究认为，在所考察的语境中，加速不是由观察到的上下文中的技术变化所驱动的。取而代之的是，社会加速似乎将自己维持为一支相对独立的力量，侵蚀着被视为适应即将到来的过渡的关键的制度。NQF的节奏和缺乏进步的感觉可以理解为疯狂的停顿的迹象，伴随着组织层次结构各个层次上的个人高度波动。该研究认为，在所考察的语境中，加速不是由观察到的上下文中的技术变化所驱动的。取而代之的是，社会加速似乎将自己维持为一支相对独立的力量，侵蚀着被视为适应即将到来的过渡的关键的制度。NQF的节奏和缺乏进步的感觉可以理解为疯狂的停顿的迹象，伴随着组织层次结构各个层次上的个人高度波动。该研究认为，在所考察的语境中，加速不是由观察到的上下文中的技术变化所驱动的。取而代之的是，社会加速似乎将自己维持为一支相对独立的力量，侵蚀着被视为适应即将到来的过渡的关键的制度。