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Fritz Laack (1900-1990) war ein führender Repräsentant der deutschen Erwachsenenbildung des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er bekleidete dabei verschiedene Ämter. Zum Beispiel war er Geschäftsführer der neu gegründeten „Deutschen Schule für Volksforschung und Erwachsenenbildung“, und Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift „Freie Volksbildung“ Er verfasste Grundlagenwerke zur Geschichte der Erwachsenenbildung, insbesondere zur Heimvolksschule und zur Deutschen Schule für Volksforschung und Erwachsenenbildung.
The article is based on the assumption that there is a dialectical correlation between biography and society. The authors develop an analytical category to better conceptually capture the influence of education policy frameworks through individuals’ professional performance. The main focus will be on the life stories of two figures which are pivotal for the development of the Hessian or even German history of adult education: Walter Korn and Rudi Rohlmann.
Have the European football competitions fostered a European consciousness and European identity? There are unmistakable parallels between the political and economic integration of Europe and the history of European football competitions, but these do not suffice to answer this question in the affirmative. In the run-up to the World Cup, whose slogan is “A Time to Make Friends”, the author discusses integration issues emanating from the naturalisation tests of Federal German Länder from an educa…
Das Buch bietet einen Überblick über das österreichische Bildungswesen und historische Aspekte der Entwicklung der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung sowie über die aktuelle Situation der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung in Österreich. Es informiert über die rechtlichen Grundlagen, Mechanismen der Steuerung, Institutionen, Qualitätssicherung, Finanzierung, Angebote und Teilnahme sowie über Berufsfeld und Professionalisierung, Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung im tertiären Sektor und die internationale V…
The book provides an overview of the current situation in Adult and Continuing Education in Austria. At the beginning stands an introduction into the Austrian education system together with a delineation of the historical evolution of Adult and Continuing Education. The portrait thoroughly informs about the legal foundations, governance approaches as well as institutions, quality assurance, financing, provision and participation. Moreover, the occupational field and strategies for professionali…
The article presents a number of photographs of the Franz Pöggeler estate, which is preserved in the archive of the German Institute of Adult Education. The historic pictures vary between ecclesiastic-monumental architectural photography and simple snap shots and illustrate the differences of learning and teaching arrangements in the history of adult education centres. Even though the author regards the photographs as evidence of a mentality-historically obsolete period, they still indicate the…
