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Can the benefit derived from a course in further education be measured? Which methodological considerations are to be taken into account? It must be defined first of all which indicators are supposed to indicate the benefit. Evaluators and stakeholders must agree on set points. Data have to be collected using the methods of qualitative as well as quantitative research. Under evaluation aspects, anecdotic evidence has no value. At the end of the article, the author sums up four basic methods of …
Wie werden Programme und Angebote für die Erwachsenenbildung geplant? Dieser Band der Lehrbuchreihe führt durch den kompletten Prozess, von der Bedarfsermittlung über Planung, Marketing und Finanzierung. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt ist das Thema Programmforschung. Studierende aus Erwachsenenbildung und Weiterbildung finden in diesem Grundlagenband alles wichtige zum Thema in kompakter, lesefreundlicher Form. Der Band eignet sich sowohl für das Bachelor- als auch für das Masterstudium. Die Neuau…
Thinking in statistical patterns is a core competence of the responsible citizen, who is capable of making informed health decisions. At the same time, a lack of statistical skills as well as non-transparent communication of risks undermines the ideal of an enlightened citizen. Thus, educational programmes are responsible for imparting basic concepts of statistical thinking as well as equipping citizens directly and via mediators to enable informed decisions.
The latest PIAAC-results confirm from an international perspective the alarming data of the leo. – Level One Study published in 2011 in which 14,5 percent of the German population capable of work could be identified as functionally illiterate. Both studies have an immense impact on political discussions concerning basis education. To point out the strength of both studies for the field of adult education, there will be a brief summary and tabular comparison concerning the research design of bot…
The article is the answer of the (female) author to three questions for the understanding, the development and the most important tasks of gender democracy now and in the future. The actual development of gender democracy as a political target is seen critically by Barbara Stiegler similar to the view of Peter Döge. But at the field of education gender democracy has to be understood as a target in general. Gender mainstreaming as an integrative educational task and issue presupposes gender …
This contribution describes an approach for the assessment of the total expenditure for adult and continuing education and training (ACET) in Austria, broken down by public and private sources of financing. Variants of estimates of the expenditure are presented. Direct expenditure has been at 0.7% and the sum of direct and indirect expenditure at 1.2% of GDP in 2009. The largest share is born by the enterprises (40%), followed by the public (30-34%), and the individuals slightly below 30%. Amon…
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.
Kooperieren ist eine elementare Praktik in der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung, so Matthias Alke im »Stichwort«. Wie diese Praktik in der Digitalisierung Einrichtungen und Verbände herausfordert, diskutieren Mathias Repka, Christof Schulz, Julia von Westerholt und Beatrice Winkler im »Gespräch«, während Jan Koschorreck und Angelika Gundermann zeigen, dass Kooperieren besonders geeignet ist, die Bewältigung der Digitalisierung zu unterstützen. Michael Marquart und Florian Köhler widmen sich mit i…
Die Corona-bedingte Schließung von Einrichtungen der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung hat vor allem diejenigen Lehrenden hart getroffen, die freiberuflich Kurse leiten. Am Beispiel der Volkshochschulen zeigt die Autorin, welche Auswirkungen die Pandemie für Solo-Selbständige hatte und wie Einrichtungen und Politik reagiert haben.
