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Federal law as envisaged in the socalled Hartz paper provides for the introduction of education vouchers. Is political education concerned? Against this background, the author explores funding structures of political education on the federal as well as on the Länder plane, of municipalities and foundations. Her verdict is disenchanting: many institutions of political education, especially the very small ones, are facing their end. This is corroborated by two statements of experts from the field…
The essay looks at the classical ideas of the relationship between „host“ and „guest”, between the „I“ and the „Other“ from a new angle. To that end , two of the most important protagonists of contemporary French philosophy of Jewish origin are consulted. Emmanuel Levinas and his interpreter Jacques Derrida present a philosophy of hospitality which makes us think – and demands that we think, and that we act responsibly even into the far thest political consequences. Since their philosophy is fu…
Historischer Längsschnitt zum Thema Zuwanderung von den 50-ger Jahren bis heute.
Marion Seevers ist Leiterin der Referatsgruppe Weiterbildung und außerschulische Berufsbildung beim Senator für Wissenschaft und Bildung in Bremen. Das Gespräch mit ihr und dem stellvertretende Direktor des DIE Klaus Meisel moderiert Dr. Peter Brandt. Marion Seevers sieht eine Mitverantwortung der öffentlichen Hand, wenn es darum geht, Qualität in der Weiterbildung zu sichern, und plädiert für länderübergreifende Qualitätsstandards.
The author outlines European and German activities and initiatives in the European Year of Languages. In order to bring these initiatives to fruition, it will be necessary to establish the usefulness of language knowledge in the minds of all European citizens. The author’s argument in favour of familiarity with more than one foreign language as a culturally enriching experience culminates in the promise that „monolinguality is curable“.
Der REPORT vermittelt einen Überblick zur wissenschaftlichen Forschung und Theoriebildung in der Erwachsenenbildung. Jedes Heft behandelt ein Schwerpunktthema und enthält einen umfangreichen Rezensionsteil.
