International Adult Education - Problems of Communication and Transfer

Empowering adult migrants through digital technology

Contribution of research to improvement of adult education quality

Erratum to: The political economy of adult learning systems

Professional development for teachers of adult basic skills

The recommendations treat different aspects related to the development of basic skills, policy as well as practice.

Changing faces of adult literacy, language and numeracy

On Becoming an Adult Educator - historical and contemporary aspects

Teilhabe im Alter

Herausforderungen für Gesellschaft und Bildungssystem

The report presents central findings of the PIAAC Study (»Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies«) conducted by the OECD and provides first estimates about its significance for adult education. Although PIAAC cannot offer any information about the correlation between causes and effects. However, it is reasonable to increase basic educational endeavours and extend the programmes for groups in danger of social exclusion. Finally, research tasks are pointed out.

Prävention oder emanzipatorische Bildung?

Family education is at the crossroads of adult education and social work. This article outlines the resulting conflict situations as well as the opportunities, which arise as a consequence of the mutual complement of both fields to a compatible system of family work.