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Times for (re)interpretation Transitions and their adaptation from the perspective of biographical research The contribution asks for the meaning of transitions in the educational system from a perspective of pedagogical biography research. Transitions effectuate initially mainly insecurities, clearing of one’s own basis, development of new perspectives, accepting or changing of the new situation, release of energy and activities for mastery of changes. In the example of an interview passage …
Iceberg further education Achievements of the graduation related further education for the mastery of transitions in the educational system Like with an iceberg, the achievements of further education are to a large extent not quite visible for the public perception. Among these are the activities of the facilitation of transitions in the educational system. The author has, within the frame of a dissertation, estimated how many certificates and graduations the German further education produces…
The demographic development in Germany will lead to the society servicing more older people than younger people. Against this background the contribution shows in which way institutions of communal adult education are called upon for developing specific offers that consider the different educational requirements and educational necessities of a very heterogeneous age group. By means of examples from the work at adult evening classes (Volkshochschulen) the author clarifies how contents, teaching…
Differentiating ageing and old age it is argued that a separate life stage “old age” is to be understood as a social construction. Ageing must not be conceptualized as a uniform and unidirectional process. Instead, physiological-biological, psychological, and social ageing are somehow independent processes following different developmental curves. Focussing on old age as a whole makes clear that gains as well as losses are characteristic for this life stage. Both aspects should be incorporated …
Education for elderly people has continuously increased in significance against the background of demographic developments. Primarily the group of the “young old“ has been in the centre of scientific exploration and practical educational work. For a long time the theme old age has been shielded. The author shows development lines and blind spots of old age research and old age education and pleads for a re-orientation of the educational approach in the context of relatives care. Thereby she foc…
Further education is regarded as an investment in the future, in which large parts of the population of Germany participate. However not all groups benefit from this investment in equal measure. The contribution particularly focuses on the further education situation of migrants. A subsequent subscription of the development of pedagogical concepts of deficit- and adaption orientated basic approaches from the early 1970s up to the current stronger resource- and integration orientated offers. The…
Intercultural education accepts the “otherness“ in multicultural and multireligious societies. It struggles against discrimination and seeks equality. Migrants and native people are both target groups of intercultural education. The article discusses educational questions in the German context with regard to different nationality, culture, religion and mother tongue. “Intracultural” education is necessary to strengthen personal and social identity; intercultural education can initiate dialogue …
The coinage Podcast is composed of iPod and broadcast and denotes radio- or video broadcasts which can be subscribed via a free software, cost free. One can copy into an iPod, a portable MP3-Player from Apple, not only entertaining but also educational contents. »Podcasting« is the dissemination of sequences from radio- or video broadcasts, it unfolds a corresponding potential for education providers. A search in the apple-music-store has resulted in the Podcast offer concerning education and u…
Which implications does the ongoing GATS negotiation round have for the educational area? Although the WTO minister conference in Hongkong in December 2005 did not result in decisions made for the services sector, it is nevertheless the positioning of the participating member states – including the EU – beforehand and in reverberation of the conference which is interesting. When the »Doha round« expires in 2007, new propositions for liberation need to be available. The author observes the negot…
Der Beitrag von Peter Faulstich und Gernot Graeßner basiert auf einem Text, der für die Veröffentlichung im „Datenreport Erziehungswissenschaft 2006“ (Reihe „Schriften der DGfE“, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften) vorgesehen ist. Die Autoren analysieren die Ergebnisse einer Erhebung zum aktuellen Stand der Hauptfach-Studiengänge Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Erwachsenenbildung. Sie zeigen, dass die europaweite Umstellung auf Bachelor- und Master-Abschlüsse (Bologna-…
