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Recently, the acceptance of statistics in the education sector has grown. As a consequence of the publication of international comparative studies like TIMSS and PISA, more attention is paid to statistical surveys, as they have brought to light quite a number of hitherto unknown facts. Alexandra Ioannidou describes the present state of statistical activities in the further education sector and outlines what possible gains there are for institutions employing statistics.
Dieses Thesenpapier entstand in Anlehnung an einen umfangreicheren Artikel mit gleichlautendem Titel. Es fokussiert 9 Thesen für die zukünftigen Entwicklung sogenannter „Lernender Unternehmen“, die der Autor auf der Grundlage einer Studie der DEKRA Akademie entwickelt.
Unter dem Stichwort "dezentrale Ressourcenverantwortung" werden neue Steuerungsmodelle auch für die Kommunalverwaltung entworfen und erprobt.
Habit, social milieus and the quality of life, learning and teaching The contribution highlights the topic quality in adult education from the perspective of Bourdieu’s theory of the habit and the on this building concept of social milieus. Thereby attention is drawn to some aspects neglected in the discussion that are of special interest to the social actors and the ”theory of practice” which derives from them: the learners, the practical processes on the organisational level and the que…
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…
Die Entwicklung von PAS (Pädagogische Arbeitsstelle des Deutschen Volkshochschulverbandes) als Übersetzer von Forschungserkenntnissen in die praktische Arbeit der Volkshochschulen hin zum DIE (Deutsches Institut der Erwachsenenbildung) als Servicezentrum für Wissenschaft und Praxis ist hier Gegenstand des Textes.
In companies, ProfilPASS advisors are encountered by many stakeholders in a complex environment. Therefore, the application of the ProfilPASS tool needs to be well prepared and coordinated with all people involved within the company. The guideline at hand provides ProfilPASS advisors with extensive knowledge and additional practical recommendations for using ProfilPASS in companies. It provides a step-by step demonstration how the ProfilPASS can be used and which aspects need to be taken into c…
