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Begriffklärungen rund um das Thema politischen Bildung.
Im Rahmen des DIE-Projekts "Weiterbildungsstatistik" wird in Kooperation mit dem Bundesarbeitskreis "Arbeit und Leben" ein statistisches Erhebungs- und Auswertungsverfahren getestet, das darauf abzielt, Umfang und Reichweite politischer Erwachsenenbildung regelmäßig und zuverlässig statistisch abzubilden. Um das Angebot an Veranstaltungen zur politischen Bildung statistisch erfassbar zu machen, bedarf es einer Begriffsklärung und Abgrenzung des Feldes "politische Bildung". Zu diesem Zweck hat K…
While the calls to take more notice of the significance of migration for adult education are loud and clear, notably little attention is paid to them with regard to work on categories. In adult education, fundamental theoretical work on definitions of “migration” is still far from complete. Even though individual studies deal with the term, it seems that attempts to clarify categories remain scarce. If adult education research on migration has a genuine interest in examining the risks of the hi…
Little is known about the qualifications of trainers in further vocational education. Some hold a degree in educational sciences. At the same time prospective trainers seem to be part of the target group of programs that specialize in adult education. The study focuses on which contents are intended in these programs and whether they could qualify for a later occupational activity as a training professional. For this purpose the course descriptions of 32 programs were analyzed and 10 responsibl…
Political Education has a long tradition in Austrian adult education. In the period of the Second Republic, ist is cinsidered marginalized. A closer look puts this assumption into perspective. Political education is widely party-centered and present in large-scale organizations such as the Federation of Trade Unions. There is a wide and confusing institutional landscape. With a few exeptions, political education is marginalized within traditional adult education such as the peoples universities…