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Das Buch gibt einen Überblick darüber, was heute in der Erwachsenenbildung an Neuerungen probiert wird und als zukunftsweisend gelten kann. Es enthält Darstellungen der ausgezueichneten Projekte aber auch derjenigen, die keinen Preis erhielten, aber besonders beachtenswert erschienen. Der Band fasst zum Schluss noch einmal alle Preisträger der Jahre 1997-2001 zusammen unter dem Aspekt, welchen Beitrag sie zu den heutigen Herausforderungen der Weiterbildung im Kontext des gesellschaftlichen Wand…
The article provides an insight into the first results of the PIAAC study and links it with mixed-method and qualitative-empirical approaches as well as the development of competencies in life course. For this purpose, it shows two studies which focus an individual development approach in contrast to the quantitative assessment approach of PIAAC. The aim is to present advantages and disadvantages of different research perspectives.
Transformations in German adult and continuing education (ACE) are discussed in their relation to more far-reaching transformations in society concerning the ways in which knowledge and non-knowledge are processed. Some features of the discourse related to the notion of „knowledge society“ as well as empirical findings on the general spreading of knowledge transfer activities are pointed out, before three instances of change in ACE are discussed. While issues of transferring knowledge appear to…
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, …