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Im Zuge der Globalisierung gewinnen internationale Organisationen immer mehr an Bedeutung, zumal im Bildungsbereich. So finden die von der OECD durchgeführten indikatorengestützte Vergleichsstudien große öffentliche Beachtung. Die EU prägt mit ihren Programmen Leonardo und Sokrates die Bildungspraxis der Mitgliedstaaten nachhaltig. Der Autor analysiert die weiterbildungspolitischen Orientierungen und Aktivitäten von OECD, EU, UNESCO und Weltbank und deckt damit die Bedeutung inter- und supranat…
Adult education is a field that is strongly shaped by tensions between scientific and political demands. The development of competencies as well as the idea of continuing to learn throughout the whole life are topics that have been debated in science and policy for many years and are still of great importance today. This dissertation deals with the relationship between science and European education policy in adult education by analyzing scientific journal articles and political documents from …
Pioneers from the Islands - National Qualifications Framework in England, Scotland and Ireland This article looks into the genesis and structure of the qualifications frameworks in England, Scotland and Ireland, compares them and concludes with notes to be taken into account for developments in Germany. The qualifications frameworks described, which are considered the forerunners of the EQF, have improved connections between the educational sectors. Their recognised benefit is the transpare…
Non-formales und informelles Lernen gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Markus Bretschneider analysiert richtungweisende Dokumente der Europäischen Union zu diesem Themenfeld. Er berücksichtigt u. a. das "Weißbuch zur allgemeinen und beruflichen Bildung" (1995), das "Memorandum über Lebenslanges Lernen" (2000) und den "Aktionsplan der Kommission für Qualifikation und Mobilität" (2002) sowie "Gemeinsame europäischen Grundsätze für die Validierung des nicht-formalen und informellen Lernens" (2004). D…
Die Europäische Kommission hat zwischen dem 4. November 2002 und dem 28. Februar 2003 eine weit angelegte öffentliche Konsultation zur Entwicklung der neuen europäischen Programme in den Bereichen allgemeine und berufliche Bildung und Jugend gestartet. Diese werden nach 2006 die bestehenden Programme Sokrates, Tempus, Leonardo da Vinci und Jugend ersetzen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Konsultation werden eingehen in die Vorschläge für neue Programme, die im nächsten Jahr von der Kommission erarbeite…
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.
Continuing Education for the teaching Staff in adult Education in Europe – Situation, Strategies, Systems This article reviews the results of the efforts for establishing a frame for the measuring of competencies and skills for the teaching staff in adult education which has been implemented on the European level (EQF). It is shown that, due to the situation in various European countries, a rather open understanding of the term “adult education” is in use, including vocational training and n…
Professionalization in Europe This contribution deals with the state of professionalization in adult education on the level of single member states in the European Union. Concerning this the DIE has brought into being a research group, in which further education researchers from Sweden, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Italy, France and Portugal are represented. The inputs for the constituent assembly of the research group and the first discussions of the initia…
Within the process of socio-political transition adult education is an important tool for Eastern Europeans to orientate themselves in their rapidly changing social environment and to find new professional perspectives. Nevertheless, there are many obstacles blocking the way to the participation of all ethnic groups of the former Soviet Union in adult education courses. The article intends to show that besides various objective reasons, e.g. the disastrous economical situation, there are sever…
Das europäische Parlament und der Rat der Europäischen Union haben 1996 zum "Jahr des lebenslangen Lernens" erklärt. Der Begriff ist keineswegs neu - bereits in den 60er Jahren war von "lebenslangem Lernen", "lifelong education", "éducation permanente" die Rede. Gibt es 1997 also neue Argumente, Konzepte und Perspektiven? Diese Frage soll aus unterschiedlicher Sicht im ersten Teil des vorliegenden REPORT erörtert werden. Noch ein zweiter Begriff hat Hochkonjunktur und wird häufig im Zusammenhan…
