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We explore how adult education can be made inclusive, digital and effective.
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The project set out during its first stage in 1999 to produce an overview of available data on continuing education/adult education in Europe. For this purpose, it was necessary to concentrate on what is available on the Internet, focusing on an examination of the texts, tables and graphics in EURYBASE, run by the Information Network on Education in Europe (EURYDICE). The EURYBASE data were collated in a synoptic overview. The information was supplemented by data from European countries outside…
Die PISA-Ergebnisse stellen der Erwachsenenbildung neue Aufgaben.
Der Autor erläutert die These, wonach Erwerbstätige zunehmend unternehmerisch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeitskraft umgehen müssen, und zieht daraus Schlüsse für die Erwachsenenbildung.
Ein Kongress der Konzertierten Aktion Weiterbildung beschäftigte sich im November 1998 mit dem Thema „Selbstgesteuertes Lernen“. Der hier vorliegende Abschlussbericht stellt die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der 9 Arbeitsgruppen zusammen und legt den besonderen Schwerpunkt auf notwendige Rollenveränderungen und besondere Umsetzungsprobleme.
In verschiedenen Beiträgen wird die Vielschichtigkeit der Perspektiven zur Bildung Älterer diskutiert.
European countries, North America and Japan are strongly affected by demographic change and ageing populations. In these countries a discourse emerged about using the potentials of older people and the role of lifelong learning in this process. This text focuses on international results of further educational participation of older people and outlines concepts of learning in later life in Germany.
10% of German adults are estimated 1995 by OECD to be on a very low level of literacy, about 30% are on a low level. The author explores definitions and dimension of basic education. Restrictions exist for discussion in the lack of University research and the fact that illiterates form a part of the population described to be on a low level of literacy. But basic education is the prerequisite for independent, self-organized learning and the basis of general education. Therefore concepts to inte…
The aspect of relations in the relationship between teacher and learner as resource and determinant for lifelong learning In addition to the work with the subject being studied there also exists a personal relationship between the learners and their trainers. The communication science has shown the relevance of relationships in every type of interaction. Therefore, it has to be assumed that the quality of relationships has impacts on learning success. This means for the idea of lifelong lear…
