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Helmut Felix Friedrich vom Deutschen Institut für Fernstudienforschung (DIFF) an der Universität Tübingen rezensiert den im Jahr 2000 erschienen Titel „Qualitätsbeurteilung multimedialer Lern- und Informationssysteme. Evaluationsmethoden auf dem Prüfstand“, herausgegeben von Peter Schenkel, Sigmar-Olaf Tergan und Alfred Lottmann. Zwei Tagungen, deren Ergebnisse dieser Band zusammenfasst, zielten darauf, ein multimediales Lern- und Informationssystem zum Thema „EDV im Handwerk“ mithilfe verschi…
This paper deals with the relation between the "effort" produced by institutions of further education for successfully realizing inter-organizational participation in networks and the "significance" of participation for the performing of the services of the institutions. A polythetic classification based on the qualitative data material is presented that allows for the differentiation between three different groups of organizations based on the relation between effort and significance. The resu…
„Click and Type“ – new ways into the empirical practice On theory and practice of online researches It is still relatively unsettled what online research resp. online questionaires are and what effects these instruments have on the entire research process. On the basis of different sources and experiences from own projects this contribution goes into the matter of the single einzelnen effects online research from different perspectives, such as e. g. the options of figuration, the warranty…
Case studies The contribution describes principles and possible yields for the implementation of case studies in the area of adult education. The research practical implementation itself is deliniated with an example from a research project from the area of learning research. Amplified are especially the central phases of the approach to the research field and the interpretation work.
Der Studientext zeigt Hintergründe und Konsequenzen der Lernkulturdebatte in der Weiterbildung auf. Nach einer differenzierten Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff Lernkultur gehen die Autoren auf gesellschaftliche und bildungspolitische Rahmenbedingungen sowie lerntheoretische Implikationen ein. Zudem weisen sie auf neue Herausforderungen hin, die sich nicht nur für Lernende und Lehrende, sondern auf der gesamten Organisationsebene ergeben. Der Band vermittelt das notwendige Grundlagenwissen u…
Research on participation on the topic learning resistance A concept of participative research and its results The research methods and results from a subproject on learning resistance are introduced, which came into being in the framework of a research project of a Hamburg adult education institutions on self-directed learning and social milieus.
In the context of lifelong learning, adults are increasingly being viewed from a biographical perspective. This article takes a look at how differently – and in some cases inconsistently – adults are construed as biographical subjects in education policy, in educational practice, and in research on adult education. It argues that to even begin to examine the processes and practices of biographical subjectification that take place in adult and continuing education, biographical research must be …
Biographical Learning as a Contribution to the Professionalization in Adult Education at University Level Biographical learning as a subject matter in the course of studies is a method to reflect upon and change individual learning strategies. One can describe such strategies both as an unconscious as well conscious reflection of biographies that strive for development. On the one hand, this is aiming at reflecting previous learning processes; on the other hand, this shall serve to develop a…
Mathematics, natural science and engineering are not among the most favourite learning objectives of either pupils or adults. While they do enjoy a high esteem, they are also perceived as difficult. The authors discuss why this should be so, and give a summary over participation statistics of Volkshochschulen in the past decades, where courses in mathematics, science or technical matters have been on the decline for some time. Against this background, they present aims and methods of their proj…
