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Der tabellarischen Überblick der Volkshochschul-Statistik von 1997 nennt kurz gefasst die zentralen Ergebnisse zu institutionellen Merkmalen, Personal, Finanzierung und Veranstaltungsstatistik.
Dobischat analysiert grundlegende Problemlagen und Trends der beruflichen Weiterbildung und fordert als Konsequenz eine stärkere Zusammenarbeit zwischen Betrieben und Weiterbildungsorganisationen. Die zunehmende Regionalisierung in so genannten „Lernenden Regionen“ fördert nach seiner Einschätzung eine solche Entwicklung. Am Beispiel eines Modellprojekts in Gronau untersucht er kritisch die Frage, was Weiterbildung zum regionalen Strukturwandel beitragen kann. Er betont, dass nur eine Basisfina…
Die Literaturrecherche gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklungen und Diskussionen der Jahre 1995–1999 im Bereich der Gesetzgebung zur Weiterbildung in Deutsch-land; hier insbesondere die Novellierungen der Ländergesetze zur Weiterbildung in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen und in Rheinland-Pfalz begleitend. Die in der Rubrik „Internationale/vergleichende Darstellungen” zusammengestellte Literatur ermöglicht einen Einblick in die Weiterbildungspolitik und die gesetzlichen Regelungen andere…
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…
Supporting Projects Replaces Safe-guarding the Infrastructure. Northrine-Westphalian structural change. The state funds of Northrine-Westphalia for further education were reduced from € 120 Mio to € 88 Mio between 2000 and 2007 by governments of different colours. The most recent reduction was carried out while promising € 12 Mio annually out of the European Social Funds (ESF) instead. This rearrangement from institutional base support to project-oriented support is a great challenge for furthe…
The article describes the project „Deutscher Bildungsserver“ which is working as a meta-server to supply users with an information system of relevant data in the field of education, adult and further education. The internet is offering big quantities of information and the chance to build up complex documents. Both make it more difficult to select and evaluate information. The „Deutscher Bildungsserver“ incorporates information critically bringing it into an order making it easier for users to …
The "Yellow Series" contains an didactically structured inventory of relevant topics in the field of adult education. It imparts professional knowledge based on the academic state of research. The volumes are intended for self-studying but are also suited as additional reading for studying and training. The systematic preparation of each topic also supports specialists in assuring the theoretical and methodological base of their actions.
Hans Georg Rosenstein describes the objectives and priorities of the renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning, which was adopted by the European Council in 2011. Both, the role of the European Commission are analyzed as well as the tools and budget for the agenda’s implementation. The article concludes with a critical classification of »Erasmus for all«, the new EU-programme for general and vocational education.
Within the framework of the PISA discussion, adult education must discover the parents as an affected part of the public more than has as yet been the case. Parents need scientifically founded summary knowledge as a basis for decision-making (for example concerning the educational orientation of their children), and professional guidance in matters of the enhancement of learning capacity at an early age.
