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In order to reach real equality of men and women it is necessary to substitute not only women but also men and fathers in their role as an “active” father in family, society and professional life. The article describes education of fathers as a relatively new form of adult and further education focusing the consequences of social change processes and orientating by biographical transitions as there are pregnancy, bir th preparation, to be familiar with the role of parents, separation and di…
In today’s societies literacy is regarded as the prerequisite for participating in the professional and private spheres of everyday life. It is regarded as a human right, a tool for personal empowerment and a tool to influence the behaviour of individuals, families and communities. Despite the international consensus that literacy skills determine opportunities and provide access to today’s information-based societies, many adults in both industrialized and developing countries find themselves …
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Family education is at the crossroads of adult education and social work. This article outlines the resulting conflict situations as well as the opportunities, which arise as a consequence of the mutual complement of both fields to a compatible system of family work.
Vier Konfliktfelder bestimmen zur Zeit das Verhältnis zwischen den Generationen: der Verteilungskonflikt um Einkommen, der kulturelle Konflikt (nicht zuletzt durch neue Medien), der Konflikt um Machtansprüche und der Generationenkonflikt in den Familien. Vor dem Hintergrund der Diskussion mit dem Schlagwort „Generationengerechtigkeit“ begründet Jürgen Wolf, warum und wie diese Konflikte positiv nutzbar gemacht werden können. Eine Aufgabe von Bildung und Weiterbildung ist es, den generationenübe…
Is there anything to the cliché of the xenophobic and violence-prone East German? More than many will like: Three modernization and informalisation defects more common to the society of the former GDR than to the Czech Republic or Poland make these defense mechanisms against foreigners more understandable: • a certain „intergenerational resistance to modernisation”, • a GDR-specific „egalitarian outlook“ and • a continuation of subtly racist attitudes within families. The addressing of construc…
Voluntary Commitment and Learning. Results of a Survey on Volunteers by the Federal Government The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth’s (BMFSFJ) survey on volunteers, carried out in 1999 and 2004, shows that voluntary work is on the rise, especially in the area of work with young people and adult education. Learning motives play a major role in voluntary commitments. Technical expertise is also considered to be important, but more so by men than by women. O…
In der Familie zeigen sich Konflikte mit dem traditionellen Männer- und Frauenbild am deutlichsten dann, wenn ein Kind hinzukommt. Die Autoren werten den partnerschaftlichen und damit gesellschaftlichen Rollenwandel, der dann unausweichlich wird. Sie beschreiben Eckpunkte einer in die Krise geratenen männliche Identität und betonen, dass diese Faktoren bis heute zu wenig Beachtung in der weithin weiblich dominierten Familienbildung finden. Sie plädieren für Männergruppen in der Familienbildung,…
