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From the “Göttinger 18” in the “Wyhler Wald”. The learning movement of a social movement beginning in 1957. 18 German nuclear physicists signed a declaration in 1957 in which they refused to take part in the production, testing and use of nuclear weapons. This “Göttinger Declaration” was the beginning of the anti-atomic energy movement, which subsequently developed into a self-organised educational scene. One symbol of this is the Wyhler Wald Adult Education Centre in Baden, which the article …
Schäffter, Ortfried: Innovation consultancy in the pedagogy of adult education Institutionalisation of innovation in the organisations of extended vocational training Firstly the contribution shows to which extent an organisational theory on the pedagogy of adult education offers explanatory possiblities for an ongoing innovative structural change. Then the implicit aspect of innovation in concepts of pedagogical organisational is being expatiated and conceptually differentiated. The diffe…
Based on the assumption that the findings gained during the PIAAC study provide an impetus for the development of demand-driven support opportunities, the author points out the needs for improvement in the field of basic education. At the same time, regarding the content, the author warns of constricting adult education in favour of competence and outcome oriented programmes.
“Precarious forms of work”, “wages near the poverty level” and “demand for minimum wages” – these are key words reflecting the status of continuing education personnel and the concurrent debate. The report focuses on the equality of wages in continuing education, taking up the business economical concept of “proportional equality of wages” as a result of the various references to the current debate in the field of adult and continuing education. The principles of market conformity, equal qualif…
Wie debattieren wir in der digitalen Sphäre – und wie verändern diese neuen Formen gesellschaftlicher Debatten unsere Demokratie? Die Autorin skizziert einen Transformationsprozess hin zu einer »digitalen Gesellschaft« und fordert eine breite gesellschaftliche Auseinandersetzung um eine »digitale Werteordnung«.
Zum Themenschwerpunkt »DIY – Do It Yourself« Ob Stricken, Fotografieren oder Brot backen: Selbermachen ist angesagt. Gelernt wird es nicht nur in der Erwachsenenbildung, sondern auch mithilfe von Ratgeberliteratur oder über Youtube. Dieses handwerkliche Lernen erfolgt bisher unbeachtet von der erwachsenenpädagogischen Diskussion – zu Unrecht. In diesem Heft gehen wir verschiedenen Fragen nach: Wer lernt was und an welchem Ort? Wie viel Anleitung benötigt und verträgt Selbermachen? Bestätigt od…
Consulting as an empirical deficit? Evaluation of educational institutions’ programs The article discusses the empirical relevance of consulting in adult education institutions. By evaluating the programs of institutions, it will be shown that consulting only selectively is present and thus may help to document the programmatic and theoretical discourse on the matter in a less efficient way. This lack will be interpreted as a deficit in its implementation by the respective institutions and in …
Analysing the Course of Processes in Counselling – A Desideratum Reasoning and Development of a Research Design Different processes of counselling have been a non-studied field of research in adult education so far. It is necessary for the professionalization of counselling to close this research gap by an empirical basic work, because the need for counselling is increasing. A research design is explained by this article. The methodological outline will be developed and reasoned.
