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This book provides information on the current situation of Adult and Continuing Education in Switzerland, on the legal basis, the institutions and their staff, range of courses and participation rates, methods of financing and international contacts. The book also contains a historical overview of the development of adult education. A final chapter outlines trends and perspectives that will shape the further education sector in the coming years. This is a revised edition of the portrait. Since …
Was nahe liegt, muss nicht selbstverständlich sein. Für die Erwachsenenbildung ist keineswegs evident, was eigentlich den Erwachsenen konturiert, der sie konstituiert. Zur vertieften Klärung dieses bislang übersehenen und doch fundamentalen Themas gibt es keinen besseren Anlass als das Jubiläum zum 20-jährigen Erscheinen einer Zeitschrift, die die Bildung der Erwachsenen im Namen führt. Wie es scheint, ist die Suche nach dem Erwachsenen auch mit dieser Ausgabe nicht gänzlich erledigt.
In Switzerland, experienced teachers can validate their competencies which they have achieved in the field of adult education. By submitting a self-assessment which is oriented along a competency profile, to the Swiss Association for Continuing Education (SVEB), the teachers demonstrate in a comprehensible way that they possess the necessary competences to teach in adult education. Experts examine the submitted self-assessments and use the competency profile as a reference standard. The experts…
On the generation of company relevant knowledge of staff of small and medium-sized companies A praxeological-empirical look at the organisation company Setting out from the point of results of an empirical research project the praxeological ratio of knowledge and action in the process of the generation of relevant knowledge in small and medium-sized companies is presented.
Using the documentary method according to Ralf Bohnsack, it is shown in this essay how memory in communicative processes with senior citizens develops. Amateur photographs were used to discuss with the seniors. The conversations took place in two small groups and were analyzed in comparison. Furthermore, the statements of the interviewees were evaluated and discussed in the light of relevant literature.
Der REPORT thematisiert Netzwerke unter vier Aspekten, die in der Diskussion aktuell bedeutsam sind: die Beziehung zwischen Netzwerken und soziologisch orientierten Institutionalisierungsdebatten, die systemreflexive Evaluation von Netzwerkarbeit, die konkrete Realisierung von Netzwerken mit Bezug auf verbindende Themen und die Problematik der Verstetigung und Nachhaltigkeit von Netzwerken. Die Beiträge des Hefte nehmen Bezug auf die laufende wissenschaftliche Diskussion, aber auch auf die konk…
The “European Master in Adult Education“. Transnational courses of study as the fruit of the Bologna process Proceeding from the documents of the Bologna process, the contribution directs its gaze at the European dimension in study programmes at European universities. In the area of adult education a joint study programme of eight universities and the German Institute for Adult Education has a pioneering role. The “European Master in Adult Education“ (EMAE), developed in the context of an Era…
The "Yellow Series" contains an didactically structured inventory of relevant topics in the field of adult education. It imparts professional knowledge based on the academic state of research. The volumes are intended for self-studying but are also suited as additional reading for studying and training. The systematic preparation of each topic also supports specialists in assuring the theoretical and methodological base of their actions.
Based on communication and body, the report points out modern cultural practices and focuses on options characterised by new technologies which have been established in everyday life and used in various designs. It also discusses the role of continuing education within this process of change. Here, the author refers to the reflection of shaping a cultural identity, the development of cultural competences and holistic approaches – integrating head, heart and body.
