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Befindet sich die Politische Erwachsenenbildung am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts einmal mehr in der Krise? Hat der „Junge Wilde“ Karsten Rudolf mit seinem „Bericht politische Bildung“ Öl ins Feuer gegossen, das Nest beschmutzt? Gegen seine Forderungen nach mehr Nachfrageorientierung und Neutralität der Anbieter regt sich der Widerspruch der „Alten“. Aber historische Weichenstellung hin oder her: Sorgen machen vielmehr der drohende „Clash of Generations“ (Jürgen Turek) und die alltägliche Finanzno…
Pioneers from the Islands - National Qualifications Framework in England, Scotland and Ireland This article looks into the genesis and structure of the qualifications frameworks in England, Scotland and Ireland, compares them and concludes with notes to be taken into account for developments in Germany. The qualifications frameworks described, which are considered the forerunners of the EQF, have improved connections between the educational sectors. Their recognised benefit is the transpare…
Courses of scientific continuing education are diverse and heterogeneous. This impedes their comparability and their connectivity to existing qualification frameworks. This article provides a proposal for a systemization, which has been implemented in Baden-Württemberg, and shows possible connections to the German qualification framework (DQR).
The institution-economic analysis of problematic principal-agent relationships at off-the-job courses offered by the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Services) shows: The introduction of education vouchers does not change anything about the weaknesses of the system because qualification still happens outside the market. What is rather needed is a redirection towards on-the-job qualification measures since only these can help unemployed persons to find a job. Thus, qualification vouc…
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Little is known about the qualifications of trainers in further vocational education. Some hold a degree in educational sciences. At the same time prospective trainers seem to be part of the target group of programs that specialize in adult education. The study focuses on which contents are intended in these programs and whether they could qualify for a later occupational activity as a training professional. For this purpose the course descriptions of 32 programs were analyzed and 10 responsibl…
Der Autor erläutert die These, wonach Erwerbstätige zunehmend unternehmerisch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeitskraft umgehen müssen, und zieht daraus Schlüsse für die Erwachsenenbildung.
