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Considering current large-scale developments, the author takes a look at the supervision of spatial development processes as well as the opportunities and potentials of adult education networks for regional development.
In der von Schlagworten beherrschten Diskussion um Weiterbildung (Forderung nach „Lebenslangem Lernen“) ist es für Anbieter von Weiterbildung unerlässlich geworden, ihre Leistungen wissenschaftlich belegt nach außen darzustellen. Das Instrument dafür ist die Weiterbildungsstatistik. Damit aber verlässliche Zahlen vorliegen, ist ein kleiner Beitrag jeder einzelnen Einrichtung notwendig. In diesem Papier werden die wichtigsten Argumente zusammengestellt, die aus Sicht der Weiterbildungseinrichtun…
Various needs and requirements need to be taken into account for developing urban educational spaces. At the same time, the demand for cooperation between educational and cultural institutions creates obvious and concealed competition between educational and cultural planners. Based on a scientific project support, this article provides guidance on the causes and handling of potential competition.
The article provides an insight of the opportunities and challenges of analysing spatial aspects in continuing education including the various concepts of spatial references. Regional continuing education characteristics are presented based on initial findings of the German Continuing Education Atlas.
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.
Using the example of the town of Marl, located on the edge of the Ruhr area, the author points out the significance of the interaction between education and culture for urban development. He also shows which paths a town may take to deal with the structural change.
