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Effects of continuing education tests Continuing education tests aim at improving transparency of the quality of programmes on offer and initiating processes to improve quality at providers of continuing education. But what has the impact of continuing education tests been to date? The authors present selected results of an evaluation study. From a demand perspective, continuing education has not been transparent since the introduction of educational testing in 2002, either. 54% of the popul…
The author covers definitions and dissemination of »Open Educational Resources (OER)« marked by Web 2.0, particularly issues of copyright and licensing law as well as the problems of financing free material. At the same time, the potential adult education surplus value of OER is pointed out and the prerequisites of high-quality learning and teaching processes are discussed. The article concludes with an agenda for teachers aimed at the sustainability of the OER.
Das Länderporträt bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die gegenwärtige Situation der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung in Liechtenstein. Es deckt wesentliche Aspekte ab, darunter die historische Entwicklung, die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen, die relevanten Institutionen und deren Angebote, die Teilnehmendenquoten sowie die Finanzierungsmechanismen. Darüber hinaus werden die internationalen Kontakte und Kooperationen aufgezeigt, die für den Bildungsbereich von Bedeutung sind. Das Buch richtet…
Die Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung als ein Programmbereich der Erwachsenenbildung rückte in den letzten Jahren in den Fokus des Bildungsdiskurses. Programme und Angebote zu entwerfen und zu realisieren, ist die Aufgabe von Programmplanenden und Lehrenden in der Weiterbildung. Im vorliegenden Beitrag geht es um die Frage, welche Spezifika die Angebotsentwicklung im Programmbereich Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung aufweist. Ausgehend von dem allgemeinen Modell der Angebotsentwicklung nach Sc…
Knowledge and experience can be understood as pivotal didactic variables not only in age-based learning environments but also in intergenerational learning cultures. This article focuses these two concepts and analyses them with regard to their function and relevance in intergenerational learning cultures. The theoretical and empirical findings of a triangulative study will support the argument. By presenting a theoretical and practical dichotomy concerning the use of knowledge and experience i…
Erwachsenenbildner/innen müssen die Qualität ihrer Arbeit überprüfbar sicherstellen und kontinuierlich verbessern. Stefanie Hartz und Klaus Meisel vermitteln in der 3., aktualisierten Auflage das hierfür notwendige methodische Grundwissen. Die Autoren behandeln insbesondere das Thema Evaluation, welches einen traditionell pädagogischen Zugang zur Frage der Qualitätsentwicklung darstellt. Darüber hinaus enthält der Studientext eine Darstellung und Einschätzung überregional relevanter Qualitätsma…
The Financing of vocational adult education has changed a lot over the last decade. Demand-led funding instruments were introduced at federal as well as state level, aiming to support various (target) groups. The paper reviews, whether these funding instruments addressed special gaps in the funding system and tries to provide first and preliminary impressions whether and to what extent these instruments might have contributed to increasing participation rates in Germany. The analysis suggests t…
It has recently become widely accepted that reluctance to learning in adults may be explained by features inherent in the (presentation of the) subject matter, which may be perceived by the learner as being unsuited to his or her needs. A successful learning environment, the argument goes, must meet certain standards: for instance, learning should be active, self-directed, situated and constructive. Reluctance to learning in explained as a negative reaction to the absence of these standards. Th…
This REPORT analyzes the changing conditions and expectations with regard to the management of the continuing educational system, predominantly the frames of education economy, reporting, quality assurance and monitoring. The interactions of the various stakeholders characterize the development and implementation of continuing educational programs as well as a multitude of decision-making processes in educational institutions, but also relevant local, regional and national processes. The libera…
