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The article focuses on the characteristics of the virtual seminar form of »online group learning«. The online programme »Marketing for Continuing Educators« , which is part of the correspondence course »Adult Education« by the Distance & Independent Studies Centre at the technical University of Kaiserslautern, indicates the course of seminars of this sort. The role and function of presenting this type of seminar is particularly analyzed. Also, critical issues such as the anonymity of individual…
In international comparative analyses on further education the clustering of countries is widely established. Frequently, such typologies are derived heuristically, referring to theoretical approaches or single indicators, which make it difficult to obtain a systematic overview. This contribution presents the main arguments of two theoretical approaches (welfare state regimes Esping-Andersen 1990 and varieties of capitalism Hall/Soskice 2001) that refer to indicators on the macro level for expl…
It has recently become widely accepted that reluctance to learning in adults may be explained by features inherent in the (presentation of the) subject matter, which may be perceived by the learner as being unsuited to his or her needs. A successful learning environment, the argument goes, must meet certain standards: for instance, learning should be active, self-directed, situated and constructive. Reluctance to learning in explained as a negative reaction to the absence of these standards. Th…
Looking at persons and at those active in organisations has forever been in the focus of psychological research on organisations. Monika Kil draws attention to the fact that pedagogical psychology, cognitive psychology and social psychology can also contribute towards a structuring of further education institutions that is conducive to learning. Developing a »learning culture « is one aspect of this. A review of further developments and findings opens up new dimensions for a discourse on organi…
Was ist der geeignete Weg zur Vermittlung von Arbeitslosen? JOB-AQTIV-Gesetz und Querelen um die Vermittlungsstatistik halten die Diskussion in der Öffentlichkeit in Atem. Es gibt gute Ansätze: Memmert beschreibt den „individuellen Bildungsplan“ als eine Möglichkeit mit vielen guten Antworten.
Für Klein/Reutter verbindet sich mit Lernberatung eine Konzeption beruflicher Erwachsenenbildung, die Antworten auf die Anforderungen des lebenslangen und selbst organisierten Lernens aus der Perspektive der organisierten Erwachsenenbildung gibt. Im Zentrum der didaktisch-methodischen Überlegungen stehen die Lernenden mit ihren Interessen, (Lern-)Zielen und ihren biografisch erworbenen Haltungen und Kompetenzen zum Lernen. Im Aufsatz werden mit Blick auf die Weiterbildungseinrichtungen die notw…
