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Challenges of the Bologna process. New graduations (B.A./M.A.) and the traditional university The contribution enquires for the relation between new B.A./M.A. graduations and the system of traditional universities, which in Germany is closely connected with the name Wilhelm von Humboldt. Because the university has always been having an education function, today’s reform could by all means be legitimised by the classic idea of university. After a brief outline of the Bologna process and under c…
Theoretical references in professional adult education and vocational training To the extent that social sciences are dependent on the terms with which they are formulated also adult education underlies the impacts of terminological decisions, that can be encountered this way or another way. The usage of the term intervention is such a decision, it stands in the centre of this contribution. By interpreting the empirical results of research on self-learning competences as well as by theoretic…
Habit, social milieus and the quality of life, learning and teaching The contribution highlights the topic quality in adult education from the perspective of Bourdieu’s theory of the habit and the on this building concept of social milieus. Thereby attention is drawn to some aspects neglected in the discussion that are of special interest to the social actors and the ”theory of practice” which derives from them: the learners, the practical processes on the organisational level and the que…
Corporate case work offers the opportunity to interconnect expertise in both adult and tertiary further education, to commonly solve work related tasks with companies and their employees and to make use of the attained experiences and knowledge through the development of authentic learning material in the form of specific case studies.
Was verstehen Forschung und Praxis der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung unter Digitalisierung? Unter Rückgriff auf Ergebnisse des Kooperationsprojekts »PODium« arbeitet der Autor unterschiedliche Dimensionen des Begriffsverständnisses heraus und zeigt, wie diese Dimensionen von der Praxis während der aktuellen Corona-Pandemie aufgegriffen wurden.
Die in der Pädagogik aufzufindende Gegenüberstellung vom »unfertigen« Kind und dem erwachsenem, »fertigen« Lehrer trifft für die Erwachsenenbildung nicht zu. Nicht zuletzt das Konzept »Lebenslanges Lernen« zeigt, dass sich kein Endpunkt des Lernens bestimmen lässt; alle Menschen sind nach diesem Verständnis also jederzeit »unfertig« – auch die Lehrenden selbst. Wie gehen Erwachsenenpädagoginnen und -pädagogen mit dieser »Unfertigkeit« professionell um?
The main topic “Quality Management Systems in Continuing Training” of the wbmonitor survey 2017 provides statistical results on the dissemination of the different quality management systems (QMS) used in this field of education and analyzed the effectiveness attributed by the institutions. In addition, wbmonitor explored the providers view on the QMS certification process. As every year, the economic situation of the continuing training providers was determined: In 2017, this was at a new all-t…
Learning Centres als spezifische Organisationsformen haben das Potenzial, integrative Angebote zur Unterstützung lebenslangen Lernens bereitzustellen. Bei einem Blick auf die Entwicklungen in Europa wird eine Vielfalt von Konzepten und Initiativen sichtbar. Ziel des Bandes ist es, eine erste Übersicht über die verschiedenen europäischen Modelle zu liefern, ihre Einbindung im jeweiligen nationalen Bildungskontext aufzuzeigen und Perspektiven für eine veränderte Lernkultur zu entwickeln. Hierzu…
The internet is increasingly used as a space for learning. Guidance platforms, blogs, and video tutorials are available online. Self-made is not only the subject but also the designed communication process. The authors pursue the issue of possible reactions of the institutionalised adult education to the proceeding development and potential contributions.
Learning a language is an indispensable prerequisite for participating in both public and working life. Adult education, also in Germany, is currently facing a great challenge in the area of language teaching: In addition to language teaching for migrants and refugees, a key problem is the alphabetization of German and non-German speaking functional illiterates. This paper looks at the conditions for successful language learning by the adults here in focus in organized teaching and learning set…
