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Which implications does the ongoing GATS negotiation round have for the educational area? Although the WTO minister conference in Hongkong in December 2005 did not result in decisions made for the services sector, it is nevertheless the positioning of the participating member states – including the EU – beforehand and in reverberation of the conference which is interesting. When the »Doha round« expires in 2007, new propositions for liberation need to be available. The author observes the negot…
In the present contribution the final report of the Expert Commission on Financing Lifelong Learning is compared to a firework: it has provoked a short-term enthusiasm and attention. What is there to do in order not to let the ideas deflagrate but conserve chances for their implementation? The author asks the actors of further education to help oneself offensively with the arguments of the report (“public interest“, “more investments necessary“, “increase sovereignty demand“) and to advertise t…
Das BMBF hat die Deutsche Unesco-Kommission mit der Durchführung der UN-Dekade zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung beauftragt. Deshalb hat DIE den parlamentarischen Staatssekretär im BMBF nach politischen Erwartungen und Unterstützungen für die BNE befragt.
1992 verabschiedete die Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen in Rio die Agenda 21, auf der das Konzept „Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung“ beruht. Ziel ist es, umwelt- und entwicklungsorientierte Bildung zu vereinen. Allerdings gibt es keine einheitliche Definition und Bildungseinrichtungen engagieren sich diesbezüglich sehr unterschiedlich. Welche Einstellung haben Praktiker, Multiplikatoren und Wissenschaftler zu dem Konzept, wie groß sind Bekanntheitsgrad und Akzeptanz? Diese Online-…
This article about European networks as support for lifelong learning starts with an attempt to define the differences between European projects and European networks. The European Association for the education of Adults (EAEA) is put forward as an example of a European network. It focuses on the association’s mission statement, its aims and activities and how it can support adult learning in Europe. In this way it also demonstrates how these networks can reinforce transnational cooperation and…