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Schäffter, Ortfried: Innovation consultancy in the pedagogy of adult education Institutionalisation of innovation in the organisations of extended vocational training Firstly the contribution shows to which extent an organisational theory on the pedagogy of adult education offers explanatory possiblities for an ongoing innovative structural change. Then the implicit aspect of innovation in concepts of pedagogical organisational is being expatiated and conceptually differentiated. The diffe…
Das Buch führt in die Geschichte der Erwachsenenbildung ein. Dabei geht der Autor geht nicht rein chronologisch vor, sondern diskutiert im historischen Zusammenhang die verschiedene Aspekte der Erwachsenenbildung wie "Erwachsenenbildung als Institution", "Erwachsenenbildung als Wissenschaft", "Erwachsenenbildung als Beruf" und neu in der 3. Auflage "Lernorte in der Erwachsenenbildung". Originaldokumente am Ende jedes Kapitels geben einen Einblick in die Quellen und vergegenwärtigen die Bedeutun…
The first generation of people with professorships started work in the 1970s.They were scientifically exploring and at the same time working practically aligned. Their educational scientific basic approach to work was taken up by the succeeding generations of scientists, developed further and extended by new topics. The futher alteration of generations lets us await a prosperous development of the panel that is open towards the future.
Eine Literaturliste zum Thema Erwachsenenbildung/Weiterbildung.
Gerade formal gering oder nicht qualifizierte Erwachsene nehmen seltener an Weiterbildung teil. Um die Weiterbildungsbeteiligung in Betrieben, v. a. in KMU, zu erhöhen, ist gezielte Beratung sinnvoll. Hier setzt das Konzept des Weiterbildungsmentoring an, dessen Potenziale und Verstetigungsmöglichkeiten die Autorinnen darlegen.
Using the crisis-ridden Afghanistan as an example the authors show the importance of adult und continuing education for the positive development of a conflict region. By strengthening the employability of young people in transition from school to university or professional life it helps preventing frustration, aggression and violence – and thus also the emergence of new conflicts.
For some time, recollection, identity and historical awareness have been frequently applied concepts of history. Ever since adult education came into being, it has also dealt with the topic. The research spectrum, conducted with various methods, reaches from the presentation of historical objectives, structures and figures to a critical reflection of individual interests and motivation. In making these efforts, a historical and continually re-forming self-awareness of the discipline can be cons…
Teaching is fun. But teaching and learning situations bear the potential for conflict. With this book, the author elaborates on potential catalysts for conflict and provides strategies to professionally cope with these situations. While presenting best practice examples, he ponders alternative courses of action and delivers help for confident and competent teaching. The author also conveys concise background information on group processes. Because of its practical relevance, the book is not onl…
Weiterbildung unterscheidet sich von anderen Bildungsbereichen wenn es um die Vermittlung zwischen Theorie und Praxis geht. Die Vielfältigkeit in beiden Bereichen macht es nötig, auch zwischen unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen und zwischen unterschiedlichen Praxisfeldern zu differenzieren. Der Autor benennt wesentliche Strukturelemente einer solchen Vermittlungsarbeit und zeigt unterschiedliche Formen der Vermittlung.
