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In der Theorie und Praxis der Erwachsenenbildung nimmt die Frage nach dem Lehren und Lernen einen breiten Raum ein. Wie aber, wenn Erwachsenenbildung als praktisches Handeln und als Teildisziplin der Erziehungswissenschaft selbst Gegenstand der Lehre ist? Wie verhält sich dann das, was diesen Gegenstand ausmacht und bestimmt, zu den Formen und Prozessen seiner universitären Vermittlung? Welche Erfahrungen werden aus der Sicht von Lehrenden und Studierenden gemacht? Jörg Knoll geht von der Analo…
Foreign languages à la mode. Trends in adult language acquisition based on the example of the VHS programme Learning foreign languages is a high-status activity in organised adult learning. Based on VHS (adult education centre) statistics, the author shows that foreign languages are an indispensable element of the VHS programme range; hardly any other area is in such constantly high demand, a demand which can also be seen in relation to income status. Now making up 30 percent of all courses,…
“Precarious forms of work”, “wages near the poverty level” and “demand for minimum wages” – these are key words reflecting the status of continuing education personnel and the concurrent debate. The report focuses on the equality of wages in continuing education, taking up the business economical concept of “proportional equality of wages” as a result of the various references to the current debate in the field of adult and continuing education. The principles of market conformity, equal qualif…
