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Im Herbst 2009 jährt sich der Mauerfall und damit die Auflösung der Machtblöcke von Ost und West zum zwanzigsten Mal. Die Transformation der postsozialistischen Welt ist seither in vollem Gange und die Weiterbildung unterschiedlich involviert. Im Heft stehen vor allem die Prozesse eines Transfers von Strukturen und Konzepten der Weiterbildung im Fokus. Auf der Einbahnstraße der nachholenden Modernisierung mussten dabei Unfälle passieren (so erging es etwa der ersten Programmgeneration von QUE…
As means of state regulation of adult education, cooperation and networking have increasingly gained importance in recent years. Yet, deficits of such regulation have come to light. A possible response to such deficits may be found in structures which support network in their coordinating actions. This article focuses on such supportive structures, systemizes different forms of support and outlines a theoretical approach for the analysis of inter-organizational network consultation.
The Northrhine-Westphalian labour ministry, in a research project carried out by the Landesinstitut für Qualifikation (State’s Institute for Qualification) in Soest, investigated what possible contribution to immigrant integration might be expected from the State’s institutions of further education. The results, laid down in the study „The contribution of further education twoards the integration of immigrants”, look like a list of shortcomings: insufficient data, an unclear market structure, a…
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.
Die Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie zeigen sich auf allen Ebenen der EB / WB – bei den (Organisations-)Strukturen, den Mitarbeitenden, den Formaten sowie den Teilnehmenden. weiter bilden wagt eine erste Einschätzung und fragt: Was fehlt, das es vor Corona gab? Ist der Wandel so disruptiv, dass gänzlich neue Wege eingeschlagen werden?
For various reasons adult participation in lifelong learning does not measure up to expectations tied to the agenda of lifelong learning. The article suggests that adults relate learning activities to their conceptions of life stages. Therefore, participation in institutionalized continuing education must rather be linked to life-stage-dependant decisions based on sociocultural patterns than to the acceptance of lifelong learning in general. Specifically in the stage of professional life, these…
