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The Dynamis review has been designed to provide an overview about applications of the Dynamis approach in cognitive psychology. Since the development of computer-based scenarios Dynamis, based on linear structural equation systems, has become increasingly popular as a tool for analysing decision making and complex problem solving. Beginning with the role of system size, connectivity, and types of relations in a system (e. g, eigendynamics and side effects) it has been discussed how formal syste…
In her dissertation, the author collected and evaluated self-assessments of language study travellers travelling with Carl Duisburg Centres. 90 participants were questioned quantitatively. In addition to the expected competence improvement of foreign languages, the flexibility and mobility as well as intercultural competences were increased. The competence acquisition in connection to the participants’ individual ages was investigated in a supplementary qualitative research.
Das Teilforschungsvorhaben „Lernberatung“ (Lehrstuhl für Erwachsenenpädagogik an der Universität Leipzig) des DIE-Projektes „SELBER“ stellt erste Ergebnisse seiner Untersuchungen vor. Es wird die Vorgehensweise durch Gruppendiskussion und biographische Interviews näher beschrieben. Sie erbringt Hinweise z. B. auf die Bedeutung von „Anreizsituationen“ im Lebensumfeld, von Unterschieden in den Lebenssituationen, aber auch für Bildungseinrichtungen im Umgang mit selbstorganisiertem Lernen. Im Ansc…
Die Professionalisierung und wissenschaftliche Fundierung der Alphabetisierungsarbeit ist der Bundesregierung 30 Millionen Euro wert, die in 27 Projektverbünde fließen. Das Heft stellt erste Projektergebnisse vor und gibt den gegenwärtigen Vorhaben einen diskursiven Rahmen, der Begriffsklärungen und historische Einordnungen bietet.
This article describes the attempt to reveal the most suitable methods of learning for learners of the German language without previous knowledge of the Latin alphabet (Literacy DaZ Courses). Seven different methods of learning are compared in four different courses so that each syllabus will be mediated in one course with method A and in another with method B and so on. The method of teaching/learning will be switched with each new syllabus. The article focuses on the critical description of t…
This paper deals with a new approach in the promotion of literacy, which focuses on social integration. This approach has been inspired by a concept of adult education aiming at integration and by social work oriented to the life world of the addressees. These concepts are being adapted to the work with functionally illiterate persons. The approach discussed here includes different forms of action promoting literacy: both learning and consulting, and also institutional cooperation in networks. …
Dieser Sammelband enthält vier unterschiedliche wissenschaftliche Zugänge zum Thema Bildungscontrolling in Betrieben. KÄPPLINGER berichtet in seinem empirischen Grundlagenbeitrag über einige zentrale Ergebnisse des BIBB-Forschungsprojekts „Betriebliche Weiterbildungsentscheidungen: Aushandlungsprozesse und Bildungscontrolling“, welches zwischen 2007 und 2009 durchgeführt wurde und an Ergebnisse einer BIBB-Untersuchung aus dem Jahr 1997 anknüpft. Der Beitrag zeigt auf, dass Bildungs- und vor al…
As a result of the current migration of several hundreds of thousands refugees in Germany alone, concepts for successful language training become increasingly important. The integration programme funded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) plays a central role. This article refers to data collected by the author regarding success factors for language learning. In this qualitative study, 51 interviews were conducted with integration programme participants in a reception centre…
