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Lebenslanges Lernen steht in Europa für einen bildungspolitischen Ansatz, der verschiedene Politikbereiche integriert. Veröffentlichungen der Europäischen Union zu diesem Thema sind vielfältig. Diese Auswahlbibliographie gibt einen kommentierten Überblick über relevante bildungspolitische Dokumente von Rat und Kommission.
Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es, das Lebenslange Lernen statistisch zu messen? Die Autorin fasst die Ergebnisse eines Seminars zusammen, das das European Advisory Commitee on Statistical Information in the Economic and Social Spheres, kurz CEIES, im Juni 2001 veranstaltete. Produzenten und Nutzer von Statistiken aus vielen Ländern und Organisationen der Welt diskutierten Definitionen und Klassifikationen, aktuelle Probleme und zukünftige Bedarfe.
Cartoons are media of political and cultural education. By exaggeration they point out existing problems, asking for action and solutions. In this article some cartoons are presented as examples, dealing with the problem of illiteracy and the task of reading, followed by an interpretation regarding the pedagogical impact. The role of cartoons in an educational context is valued, more research on the topic is proposed.
In the form of a review, the author outlines the history of how cooperation has been achieved and imposed in the field of continuing education. He distinguishes between cooperation as an intervention and as an exchange, and between proclamatory, hierarchical and participative cooperation. The structure of the network is presented as way to boost cooperation, and is studied to identify risks and key success factors.
Equality of professional and academic education? Results of comparisons according to the “Oldenburger Anrechnungsmodell” It is intended to strengthen the permeability of the educational system by taking into account professional qualifications for academic studies. The article describes an appropriate instrument, developed as a model project, to measure levels of learning units which is being used for comparisons between professional and academic qualifications.
Works councils handle many conflicts. This article pursues the issue how works councils acquire knowledge and competences for dealing with various conflict settings and the significance of programmes in educational institutions for work councils. To pursue the question, the author connects her research findings on learning in work conflicts to the development in practical institutional education for works councils.
Facing todays technological development, one of the central issues further education has to deal with is how to support employees in handling the changes their work activities are subjected to and in shaping these changes. Six company case studies were conducted in logistics and in stationary retailing in order to understand how work activities change on the operative level and what effects might be observed regarding the employees’ competence development. Based on a subject-related approach th…
There is growing interest in evidence-based interventions that can improve student teachers’ professional development. But how can these interventions be implemented into everyday teacher education practice by teacher educators themselves—without losing their initial, lab-tested effectiveness due to teacher educators’ practical educational autonomy? Through a quasi-experimental field study the following question is investigated: What is the impact of different degrees of educational autonomy…
This article provides insight into the lives of active retirees whose departure from gainful working life has ushered in a new stage in their work-related development. The results of an explorative interview study with retirees working for pay or voluntarily are presented. The article in particular examines the differences between previous work and work-related activity in retirement as well as aspects relating to continuing education.
