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„Controlling reformierter Weiterbildungsbetriebe“ wendet sich an Praktiker, die Controlling als Führungskonzeption kennen lernen wollen, um aus verfügbaren Ressourcen mehr Dienstleistungen, bessere Qualität und mehr Kundenfreundlichkeit zu erreichen und dies unter reduzierten Kosten. Der Leser erhält eine strukturierte Anleitung zur Reorganisation mit zahlreichen praxiserprobten Lösungsvorschlägen. Natürlich kann das strategische Controlling etwa mit der dargestellten Portfolio-Analyse für mon…
„Controlling reformierter Weiterbildungsbetriebe“ wendet sich an Praktiker, die Controlling als Führungskonzeption kennen lernen wollen, um aus verfügbaren Ressourcen mehr Dienstleistungen, bessere Qualität und mehr Kundenfreundlichkeit zu erreichen und dies unter reduzierten Kosten. Der Leser erhält eine strukturierte Anleitung zur Reorganisation mit zahlreichen praxiserprobten Lösungsvorschlägen. Die Vereinfachung von Organisationsstrukturen ist ein zentrales Reformanliegen. In einer schlank…
So far in the field of continuing education research the management concept is and has been primarily focused. Therefore the research is still centred on directing structures and objective processes. Thus, this article concentrates on leadership, i.?e. the superior’s intended influence on the coordination of organisation members. Based on a contrastive case comparison, it analyses the enhancement of hierarchical and non-hierarchical forms of action coordination triggered by the superior’s leade…
Appropriate money management is a mandatory everyday competence. Until now, didactic approaches in the field of financial literacy were non-existent. This document presents a competence model, which systematises and describes the requirements of managing money. Various practical potential uses as well as programme formats are presented. Examining three good practice examples for different target groups, the document provides practical guidance including corresponding exercises and check lists f…
Competence Assessment in Working with the Disabled. Experiences Gathered in Franz Sales House in Essen The report focuses on the challenges of implementing a system for competence assessment in the Franz Sales House in Essen – a social institution for the disabled. The authors point out methods for the competence assessment of employees in a social institution to adjust them to future requirements and use them as a base for an effective management of educational processes. Experiences gathered…
People with low literacy skills are often experiencing difficulties to manage their everyday life. For example, filling out forms, correspondence or banking may pose huge challenges. But what about the political participation of functional illiterates in a society which is dominated by the use of literacy? The following article focuses on how participants of literacy classes use their possibilities of contribution. These assumptions are based on first results of the qualitative research project…
Biographical Orientations for Older People in Adult Education In times of demographic changes and an increasing flexibility of biographies, adult education is in need of adjusting its repertoire. General and highly standardized programmes alone do no longer fit the heterogeneity of its target groups. The article is based on two empirical studies – one focuses on individual management of work path, the other shows the importance of structuring time and activities to elder people. With these, …
Dealing professionally with negative emotions Tolerance of frustration and ambiguity as a key competence of providers of continuing education Dealing with disruptions is a key challenge in educational activities. This article uses abusive, insulting or fault-finding statements by participants to analyse professional ways of dealing with negative emotions. Tolerance of frustration and ambiguity are developed theoretically, understood as an element of a broad “feelings-management” and propa…
Ist die Zukunft der Bildung durch Technologie geprägt? Das steht für Dr. Anna Hansch, Senior Customer Success Manager bei LinkedIn, und Andreas Dörich, Geschäftsführer der oncampus GmbH, außer Frage. Doch was bedeutet »gute Bildung« in diesem Zusammenhang? Welches sind die Stärken der EdTech-Branche, und welche Rolle spielen pädagogische Fragen? Hierüber sprachen Hansch und Dörich mit Redakteur Jan Rohwerder.
