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Positive learning experiences in childhood, adolescence, as well as during employment have a favourable effect on learning in old age. From a gerontological perspective, the significance of school education and of professional qualifications attained later in life for educational behaviour in the post-employment phase can be explained with the continuity theory. To evaluate the relevance of one’s educational biography, a representative survey was conducted. 500 individuals at the age from 50 to…
In this article we explore the challenges of learning in later life, in particular intergenerational or cross generational learning for the future. Looking to the policy of the European Union (EU), in particular to lifelong learning, we see how the notion for intergenerational and intercultural learning has been embedded more and more into policy. The question is if this makes sense, or better: how will it make sense? Senior education is transforming in intergenerational learning – intergenerat…
The ageing population presents a series of policy challenges, for which our current three phase model of the lifecourse is unhelpful, especially by overlooking the changing nature of the “third age”. Encouraging people to stay longer in paid work is a key priority for Government, and training is often advocated as a way of encouraging this. This paper summarises the demographic challenge and presents a proposal for rethinking the lifecourse. It then describes the findings of a project, which ex…
The study examines how research-based learning, based on grounded theory, might enhance students learning abilities. In the context of a qualitative experiment, two groups of students were introduced to research-based learning. The students involved were asked about their learning experiences afterwards. The results of the study implicate that research-based learning is a promising approach for the development of self-determined learning. Students were critical, however, regarding the incompati…
Japan’s population is aging and shrinking at unprecedented speed. One central issue that emerges in the ongoing discourse on how to meet the manifold demographic challenges Japan faces deals with the central role the nation’s senior citizens can take on when it comes to providing and fostering social capital. The concept of lifelong learning in this context has been established as a central means of being engaged in actively shaping the future of Japan.
Based on the background of selective access to further education institutions and the relevance of intercultural understanding and opening, the focus on transition processes within further education institutions will provide benefits for research and development in further education. Results from a qualitative study that was part of the LIQ project will be presented. The analysis of the interviews could be used to highlight diverse and complex aspects that influence the transition from target g…
The present discourse in further education is recurringly concerned with cultures, systems and networks. Karin Dollhausen aims at furthering this discussion by drawing a neat line of definition between these crucial terms under the aspect of the sociology of organisations. She goes on to explain what each of the terms does or should mean for public institutions of further education: »culture« – seen as the system of relationships within an organisation – sharpens the view of internal communicat…
Weiterbildungspolitische Diskussionen sind oft undurchschaubar. Dröll gibt einen Überblick über beteiligte (Interessen-)Gruppen und den aktuellen Stand der Diskussion. Er erläutert politische Positionen, die sich hinter Schlagworten wie Informationsgesellschaft, Lerngesellschaft oder Wissensgesellschaft verbergen. Mit dem Begriff der „mittleren Systematisierung“ von Peter Faulstich wird ein Weg zwischen überorganisierten staatlichen Steuerungsinstanzen und absoluter Marktorientierung in der Wei…
Das Cover der Ausgabe ziert ein Rechtschreibfehler: „lebenslang“ wurde in die Teile „Leben“ und „Slang“ getrennt. Ein kleiner Seitenhieb auf all jene, die aus der PISA-Diskussion den Stoff für ein ganzes Leben von Bildungsprofis gemacht haben und hierzu gleich den Jargon des Bedauerns institutionalisiert haben. Dennoch: Für Weiterbildung und lebenslanges Lernen bietet die PISA-Studie wichtige Anknüpfungspunkte. Sie betreffen die im Heft zusammengeführten Felder: Lehrerfortbildung und Elternbild…
