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Der Band präsentiert die Europäische Union als Akteurin der Bildungspolitik. Er stellt in bisher einzigartiger Weise Institutionen, Instrumente und politische Leitlinien zusammen, die sich unmittelbar oder mittelbar auf Weiterbildung beziehen. Die einschlägigen Förderprogramme sind dabei sicher das populärste Instrument. Dahinter aber nicht nur dort ist eine Systematik europäischer (Weiter-)Bildungspolitik zu identifizieren, die so die Autoren spätestens bis 2010 einen europäischen Weiterbil…
Ingrid Schöll Marketing in der öffentlichen Weiterbildung Noch vor wenigen Jahren wurde der Einzug des Marketings in der öffentlichen Weiterbildung mit viel Skepsis und Argwohn betrachtet. Mittlerweile werden Marketingkonzepte und -strategien als wichtige Instrumente der Steuerung einrichtungsinterner und -externer Prozesse geschätzt. Die dritte, aktualisierte Auflage zeichnet diese Entwicklung nach und gibt einen umfassenden Überblick zum Themenfeld. Vorgestellt werden Instrumente eines mode…
In federal Germany the political responsibility for educational planning and research subsidies is newly under discussion. The keyword is „decartelization“. Leibniz association’s vice-president pleads for more interlacing instead of decartelization.
Economic standard education is increasingly criticised for its unworldliness, imbalance and rashness. The article investigates possible effects and the social meaning of this condition: Does is support sightless market credibility, which is visible in the public opinion during the past decades? Which criteria play a role? The article pursues these issues by working out essential connections between strategies for influencing the public opinion from a historic perspective on the one hand, and sc…
The report focuses on the significance of the term “educational justice” from a socio-ethical perspective based on current political debates. The concepts of equal opportunities, participation and achievements are relevant in the intricate discourse on education and justice. The report is a contribution to the conceptual systematization which is indispensable for a profound analysis of equality related aspects of the education system.
Gender Equality in Germany in relation to continuing education.
The coinage Podcast is composed of iPod and broadcast and denotes radio- or video broadcasts which can be subscribed via a free software, cost free. One can copy into an iPod, a portable MP3-Player from Apple, not only entertaining but also educational contents. »Podcasting« is the dissemination of sequences from radio- or video broadcasts, it unfolds a corresponding potential for education providers. A search in the apple-music-store has resulted in the Podcast offer concerning education and u…
ReSuDI is an innovative company prevention concept for semi-skilled and unskilled employees, who, in Germany, increasingly have a migrational background. Due to the difficult access to this target group, ReSuDi involves multipliers, who can influence the employees during their daily working routine. As a result, they are able to initiate learning processes and improve the working condition. ReSuDi is a comprehensive organisational programme, i.e. all hierarchy levels are included and personal a…
The education cheque, introduced in North Rhine-Westphalia, is a funding instrument which has been running since 2006 and is based on demand. This article presents the central results of an independent evaluation carried out in 2008. The quantitative aims have been achieved, or are likely to be achieved (212,000 attendees funded, 42,000 small and medium-sized enterprises approached by 2013; increasing attendance of continuing education courses in SMEs by two percent). On the negative side the a…
On national and international level, a number of alternative financing models for lifelong learning processes are being discussed: self financing by the learners, individual income transfer assurance systems, individual education bonus systems, state funding oder financing by companies or fonds. The author describes the different models recommending mixed cooperative forms for the German educational system.
