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Exploring the inner aspect of learning. Methodological considerations for investigating life-long learning This article sets out research methods required for qualitative research aimed at understanding the inner aspect of learning. The aim is to make qualitative single case studies more relevant with regard to issues of education policy and social analysis. For this purpose, the following measures are proposed. (1) Close reading and reflexivity: Precisely studying the source texts sheds lig…
New responsibility for older people. “Senior citizen trainers“ in the EFI Programme: training concept and fields of activity This article presents a continuing education strategy with which older people are prepared for voluntary work as senior citizen trainers. The six-week course was developed in the model programme “experiential knowledge for initiatives” (briefly: EFI), which was funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth over a five-year period,…
Anschliessend an eine kurzen Einführung in die Methodik des Zeitzeugeninterviews werden zentrale Kritikpunkte und Problematisierungen des zeitgeschichtlichen Quellenwerts dieser Textgattung untersucht. Als Kritikpunkte werden benannt: das Problem des Erinnerns, das Vorhandensein institutionalisierter Erzählmuster und die Situation der Textproduktion. Zum Abschluss werden Konsequenzen für den Umgang mit Erzählungen formuliert.
