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In ihrem Beitrag reflektiert die Autorin nicht nur die begrifflichen Grundlagen und die Verflochtenheit der Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte. Indem sie argumentiert, Erwachsenenbildung müsse als Nachhaltigkeit verstanden werden, schärft sie das erwachsenenpädagogische Profil des Nachhaltigkeitsbegriffs und stellt gleichzeitig dessen normative Grundlagen zur Debatte.
In today’s societies literacy is regarded as the prerequisite for participating in the professional and private spheres of everyday life. It is regarded as a human right, a tool for personal empowerment and a tool to influence the behaviour of individuals, families and communities. Despite the international consensus that literacy skills determine opportunities and provide access to today’s information-based societies, many adults in both industrialized and developing countries find themselves …
Adult education for people without school graduation or graduation from vocaltional training Report on a study for the OECD Germany participated in the partial undertaking “adult learning of the low educated and low skilled” within the OECD-programme “Thematic review on adult learning: The second round”. The contribution describes the decrease of the level of qualification of the younger population and from this it names the resulting requirements to adult education.
