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The author prefers the term of »sustainable learning« compared with »education for sustainable development«, because she sees the numerous non-institutionalised learning processes being included. The UN decade is a challenge for a variety of learning places, protagonists and target groups. She confronts the chances for the decade with several social, above all individual barriers, which complicate the learning of sustainability. Besides the value attitudes and emotions above all here the factor…
Auf Einladung des Arbeitskreises Universitäre Erwachsenenbildung (AUE) diskutierten ca. 120 Teilnehmende im September 1999 über Tendenzen in der universitären Weiterbildung. Insgesamt hat die Tagung deutlich gemacht, dass sich ein grundlegender Paradigmenwechsel in der universitären Weiterbildung abzeichnet. Drei Leitthemen bestimmten die Vorträge und Diskussionen: 1. Gestufte Abschlüsse und Leistungspunkte: Dieser Trend manifestiert sich in den Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen, die sich im S…
In this article, the dialogue between young and very old people is examined structurally and with regards to contents in the context of education and learning. Topics, interpretations and motivations are the factors which decide how educational and learning processes of different generations can be shaped and understood.
Looking at consultancy for European project work, the article reveals the common obstacles and success factors for cooperative ventures between adult education institutions as part of EU funding programmes. The author recommends paying particular attention to all the parties' interests to ensure there is joint ownership.
The paper discusses learning as a way of obtaining recognition in adult life. Recognition is one of the basic categories of A. Honneth’s notion of justice. The opinions presented in this paper have been formulated on the basis of the research carried out among non-traditional students of OSW. Adult students who pursue education often express deep satisfaction they experience in the course of their studies, claiming that the process has helped them to boost their confidence and increase their ow…
