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Das Heft 2/2000 fragt nach den Ursachen von Lernwiderständen und -blockaden. Arnold referiert über identitätsbezogene und emotionale Ursachen, Schäfer sieht Widerstände als Reaktion auf pädagogische Intentionalität, die zur Lernzumutung wird. Wenn Angebote den Bedarfen nicht entsprechen, ist eine Verweigerungshaltung die Folge (Klein/Kemper). Spezielle Zielgruppen stehen im Mittelpunkt zweier Beiträge: Im Gespräch berichten Praktiker über Lernschwierigkeiten und -widerstände von Migranten und A…
The article presents the European development of new learning centres as well as educational and cultural centres, in which adult education institutions and libraries continue to merge. The author depicts three examples of these new institutions, which are increasingly becoming an element of educational urban development.
Was ist Bildungstechnologie, und was tun Bildungstechnologinnen und -technologen? Um diese Fragen zu beantworten, setzen sich die Autoren mit der Verortung der Disziplin Bildungstechnologie auseinander und nähern sich dem Praxisfeld durch eine Systematisierung ihrer Aufgabenfelder.
This article presents the results of a recent online survey of graduates of the Austrian Academy of Continuing Education. Methodically, the survey’s results on benefit items are interpreted and answers to open questions are analyzed by qualitative content analyses. Empirical findings are subject to an interpretation using concepts of professionalization and the political agenda of validation of informal and non-formal learning. An important finding is, that WBA enhances individual professionali…
In recent years, the discourse on competences as well as the increasing importance of informal learning particularly at workplaces have attributed a prominent position to the procedures of visualization and balancing of vocational competences within the educational practice as well as in education policy debates.However, most of these procedures focus on apprentices or participants of further education courses. This rather limited view has largely excluded teachers and/or dispositive employees …
Over the past few years, various institutional forms of learning centres have been developed. Of these, the “one-stop shop” is the most relevant to the form of cooperation. Here, information, education and advice are all provided at one spot. Management models, structures and the effects of cooperation are elaborated based on this form of cooperation.
Was hat sich in den letzten Jahren in Europa in Sachen Kompetenzorientierung getan? Welche Entwicklungen haben sich daraus für Deutschland ergeben? Der Autor stellt aktuelle Projekte vor, beleuchtet die gegenwärtigen Entwicklungen und deutet nächste Schritte an.
