Zur Geschichte der Volkshochschule Erfurt, zur gegenwärtigen Situation und zu ihrer Perspektive

Gleichwertigkeit von beruflicher undhochschulischer Bildung?

Equality of professional and academic education? Results of comparisons according to the “Oldenburger Anrechnungsmodell” It is intended to strengthen the permeability of the educational system by taking into account professional qualifications for academic studies. The article describes an appropriate instrument, developed as a model project, to measure levels of learning units which is being used for comparisons between professional and academic qualifications.

Frauenförderung - (k)ein Thema der Personalentwicklung?

Lernkulturwandel

Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik, Verwaltung in der Weiterbildung - eine interdependente Trias

Kompetenz im Umgang mit gebrochener Identität

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Bildungspolitische Konsequenzen (inter-)nationaler Vergleichsstudien zur Literalitätskompetenz

In the last years the issue of adult literacy has gained international and national importance – not least due to the comparative surveys IALS, ALL, and PIAAC, conducted by the OECD. The result was a series of developments in education policy, in particular regarding the promotion and financing of adult literacy programmes. Based on country reports, the present article provides internationally comparative insight into the discussion regarding the promotion and financing of adult literacy progra…

Kompetenzorientierung – mehr als ein didaktisches Prinzip

The concept of competencies has expansive effects for the definition of goals, contents and methods in teaching. The orientation on competencies therefore is more than a didactic principle like active-learning or learner-centered instruction. Coming from a concept of competencies as a didactical category as well as an aim of teaching, we will argue, that a comprehensive theoretical approach is needed, which delivers a theoretical founded orientation for both the decisions on contents and the me…

Argumente für Kompetenzen. Eine Analyse von Selbstbeurteilungen im Rahmen eines Validierungsverfahrens für Erwachsenenbildnerinnen und Erwachsenenbildner in der Schweiz

In the context of lifelong learning, the validation of prior learning has become a contested topic. Views differ about whether procedures should be oriented to (work) requirements – verifying that people match a defined competence profile – or be designed to support people in their personal development. In the latter case, the procedures mainly involve self-evaluation while in the first case they are concerned with external evaluation. In this paper a validation procedure is analysed that inclu…