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As part of a joint project a learning game is currently being developed for adults who are functionally illiterate. Following a generally positive experience with the role of the new media in teaching work with this target group, the partners in the project, including the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE), are now focussing specifically on game-based training. This article introduces the reader to the basic concept of the game and identifies the factors in its use which are critical to…
Changing the focus on Natural Sciences At present, public debates postulate more attention to natural sciences in the education sector. First, we will examine the precarious status of natural sciences in adult education and than argue that the traditional focus on natural sciences need to be readjusted. This change of focus aims at a general understanding of scientific developments by which both the individual and the society as a whole will gain and maintain its capacity to judge and act on…
Development of culinary competencies. »Food Literacy« as a horizontal task for adult education Nourishment relevant theoretical knowledge and practical skills in preparing dishes are more and more decreasing. At the same time the requirements towards the personal feeding competence are increasing: the variety of offers continuously demands decisions and a time budget for nourishment from the consumer – these become smaller in competition to work times and media using times. The contribution i…
The contribution discusses dimensions of the internationalisation of educational marketing. Seen from a German perspective the authors are therewith treading on new land. Thereby they differ between (1) educational marketing in international comparison (using the example of comparison of the English and German situation) and (2) international educational marketing, so the development of communication- and dissemination structures of regional or national offers for an international market. For 1…
In the present contribution the final report of the Expert Commission on Financing Lifelong Learning is compared to a firework: it has provoked a short-term enthusiasm and attention. What is there to do in order not to let the ideas deflagrate but conserve chances for their implementation? The author asks the actors of further education to help oneself offensively with the arguments of the report (“public interest“, “more investments necessary“, “increase sovereignty demand“) and to advertise t…
The German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) works as a provider of scientific ser vices for both research and practical work in adult and fur ther education, supplying institutions and researchers with statistical data, documents and support. Its strategic position at the interface between theory and practice corresponds with the institutes specific understanding of its own supportive function and distinctive corporate identity: transmitting scientific knowledge to practice and vice versa, p…
Ist »Haltung« ein Thema in der Erwachsenenbildung? Sie sollte es sein, argumentiert der Autor – denn Erwachsenenbildung hat einen normativen Auftrag, der sich in der Haltung der Lehrenden spiegeln muss. Die aktuelle Gefährdung von Demokratie und offener Gesellschaft macht es gerade heute notwendig, Haltung zu haben und zu zeigen.
Heutzutage ist es einfach, zu vielen Themen kostenlose Bildungsmaterialien zu erhalten. Doch wie kann die Qualität der Materialien eingeschätzt werden, welche Fallstricke gilt es bei der Verwendung zu beachten? Am Beispiel von Bildungsmaterialien zum Klimawandel zeigt die Autorin, dass es Unterstützung für die Einschätzung gibt und dass es hilfreich ist, auf die Lizenzierung zu achten.
Das DIALOG-Praxisnetzwerk für Wissenstransfer und Innovation des Deutschen Instituts für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE) fördert den Austausch zwischen Forschung und Praxis im Feld der Erwachsenenbildung. Das Jahresthema 2023 des Netzwerks, das aus 34 Mitgliedsorganisationen aus allen Bereichen der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung besteht, war die Rolle der Weiterbildung im Kampf gegen den Fachkräftemangel. Auf dem 7. DIALOG-Netzwerktreffen am 8. September 2023 fand eine Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema stat…
Träger beruflicher Bildung, so der Autor, müssen sich zu Bildungsdienstleistern entwickeln. Mit Hilfe agiler Führung können sie sich als resiliente Organisationen aufstellen, um im gesamtgesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozess erfolgreich im freien Bildungsmarkt zu bestehen.
