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Regulations relating to training release (training leave) now exist in eight EU states. Where they exist, insufficient transparency and counselling, resistance in companies and fear for jobs have been ascertained in those eligible. There is frequently a lack of political will to make training release more effective for lifelong learning. In a Socrates project (1998–2000) with partners from Belgium, France, Italy and Germany the question of whether training release can be a strategy for the pr…
Trends with expectations and pretensions in further education in the context of changed work place conditions It is worked out in the contribution that because of changed work place conditions, especially in the area of information and communication technologies, an altered need for further education has developed. Concluding, possible consequences for the providers of adult education are sketched
Dieser Artikel stellt sieben allgemeine Gesetzmäßigkeiten in Bezug auf die Bildungsfinanzierung zusammen und illustriert sie an europäischen Schlüsselkennziffern. Erklärt werden u.a. die Baumol’sche Kostenkrankheit, das Brecht´sche Gesetz, das Engel’sche Gesetz und Liebigs Minimumgesetz. Vorangestellt ist eine kurze Übersicht zu den Bildungsausgaben in Europa.
Regelungen zur Bildungsfreistellung (Bildungsurlaub) gibt es bislang in acht EU-Staaten. Wo sie existieren, werden mangelnde Transparenz und Beratung, Widerstände in den Unternehmen und bei den Anspruchsberechtigten Angst um den Arbeitsplatz festgestellt. Vielfach fehlt es am politischen Willen, Bildungsfreistellung für lebenslanges Lernen wirksamer werden zu lassen. In einem Sokrates-Projekt (1998–2000) mit Partnern aus Belgien, Frankreich, Italien und Deutschland stand die Frage im Mittelpu…
I regolamenti per il congedo formativo (congedo per motivi di studio e formazione) sono contemplati nel frattempo in otto stati dell’UE. Laddove essi esistano, è possibile accertare casi di insufficiente trasparenza e consulenza, di resistenza all’interno delle aziende e di timori giustificati circa il posto di lavoro. Manca spesso la volontà politica di rendere più efficace lo strumento di congedo formativo ai fini di un costante apprendimento. In un progetto Socrate (1998–2000) con i partne…
Des règlements concernant des dispenses de travail pour cause de formation (congés de formation) ont été mises en place jusqu’à présent dans huit pays de l’Union Européenne. Là où elles existent, il a pu être constaté un manque de transparence et de conseil, des résistances au sein des entreprises et, chez les ayants droit, une certaine crainte de perdre leur emploi. Il manque la plupart du temps une éducation citoyenne permettant de rendre ces congés de formation plus attrayants pour une éduca…
Press and public relations work in continuing education is gaining importance through digitization and social media. Here the current guideline for strategic communication in public spaces provides a solid and systematic presentation of the basic structures of press and public relations work. The focus is on different communication strategies for large and small institutions, communication with adult and continuing education target groups, the classic tasks of press and public relations, the We…
In his presentation, Paul J. Edelson describes the current state of American adult education and refers to historical backgrounds in the process. He examines the "Learning Society" in the age of technology, i.e. the impacts of computers and the internet on education. He also touches on the American further education market and delineates possible ‘pictures’ and approaches to further education.
Within the process of socio-political transition adult education is an important tool for Eastern Europeans to orientate themselves in their rapidly changing social environment and to find new professional perspectives. Nevertheless, there are many obstacles blocking the way to the participation of all ethnic groups of the former Soviet Union in adult education courses. The article intends to show that besides various objective reasons, e.g. the disastrous economical situation, there are sever…
Given the current debate over qualifications and skills of teachers in adult education, the continuing education programme “Basic qualification for literacy and basic educational work” developed within the framework of the joint project ProGrundbildung seeks to professionalise adult education teachers who work in or who want to work in the field of literacy and basic education. The authors present the concept of continuing education and discuss the data on personnel structure, motives for under…
