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Going on from the report year 1 (http://www.die-bonn.de/esprid/dokumente/doc-2000/gnahs00_01.pdf) which offered a compilation of data accessible in internet, a discussion of case studies Finland and Switzerland and a suggestion of a ‘minimal’ data collection plan, in the report year 2 an overview of official (governmental) and institutional (providers) surveys on adult education is given. The design of a survey on experts from the national statistical offices is explained and the unexpected sma…
Learner-oriented quality certification in continuing education (LQW) includes the requirement for education providers introducing this quality development system to speak about their values in their mission statements. Consciously engaging with these explicit values can contribute to reflexive quality development. The article looks at the mission statements of LQW users in terms of the values that are mentioned in an effort to determine whether a shared set of values can be found among adult an…
The article studies the image of adults behind the concept of lifelong learning. Educational policy documents are studied, which substantiate strategies of lifelong learning on a global, European and national level. Papers issued by the UNESCO, OECD, EU-Commission and Federal/State Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion (Bund-Länder-Kommission – BLK) rarely explicitly include adults. The adult is – if included at all – outlined as a working person, as a citizen and as a resp…
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