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Teachers’ knowledge about teaching methods is an important facet of adult education teachers’ pedagogical/psychological knowledge (PPK). The authors examine whether and how this knowledge is correlated with the educational background and the teaching experience of N?=?212 adult education teachers. The results point to a positive correlation between the amount of further training concerning the topic teaching and learning and the knowledge about teaching methods. Moreover, teachers with a focal …
Die Folgen anhaltender Massenarbeitslosigkeit stellen die klassischen Zielorientierungen beruflicher Weiterbildung in Frage, und die gewandelten Anforderungsstrukturen in der Erwerbsarbeit erzwingen neue inhaltliche Ausrichtungen. Der Band dokumentiert die Inhalte eines Kolloquiums, das das Deutsche Institut für Erwachsenenbildung in Kooperation mit der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung und der Deutschen Evangelischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Erwachsenenbildung 1997 veranstaltet hat. Dabei wurde versucht, …
Beratung hat sich in der Weiterbildung als immer wichtiger werdendes Thema etabliert. Die Felder von Beratung haben sich dementsprechend ausdifferenziert: Gab es früher vorwiegend Weiterbildungsberatung und sozialpädagogische Beratung für benachteiligte Zielgruppen, sind seit einigen Jahren Organisations- bzw. Institutionsberatung, für unterschiedliche Kontexte nutzbar gemachte Lernberatung, sowie Systemberatung dazugekommen. Beratung erhält geradezu den Charakter einer neuen flexiblen Informat…
Positive learning experiences in childhood, adolescence, as well as during employment have a favourable effect on learning in old age. From a gerontological perspective, the significance of school education and of professional qualifications attained later in life for educational behaviour in the post-employment phase can be explained with the continuity theory. To evaluate the relevance of one’s educational biography, a representative survey was conducted. 500 individuals at the age from 50 to…
The "Red Series" provides quick access and initial orientation regarding the characteristics and features of continuing education in the individual countries. The volumes combine country-specific data and information on a scientific basis. A comprehensive service section facilitates further enquiries. On this base, continuing educators from research, practice and administration are able to prepare coopertion activities.
In the past, continuing higher education at university level has been a marginal phenomenon in Germany, both within universities and the context of adult education on the whole. Internationally though, adult education has gained significant importance / relevance in recent years. While implementing the objectives of the bologna-process, German universities are undergoing a far-reaching transition. In addition, the rules of market economy will apply for universities increasingly. This very devel…
Continuing education and justice The question as to the connection between education and justice has always been important, even before education was established as a functioning sub-system of society. This applies in a similar manner to the sub-field of “continuing education”. The REPORT examines different approaches to the difficult topic of justice and the required linkage between a discussion based on standards and norms and empirical data (which is too unreliable). The articles especially…
