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Bildungsberatung gilt seit Langem als Eckpfeiler eines funktionierenden Systems lebenslangen Lernens. Die Frage nach den Wirkungen von Beratung ist indes noch nicht gut erforscht. So rücken Fragen der Nutzenstiftung von Beratung in den Mittelpunkt: Welche Wirkungen hat Weiterbildungsberatung auf die Weiterbildungsbeteiligung? Nutzen Bildungsanbieter Erkenntnisse aus der Beratung zur Entwicklung ihrer Programmplanung? Welche Zufriedenheit generieren Beratungsstellen bei den Ratsuchenden?
The European Qualification Framework and the National Qualification Framework of Germany are two offer-specific reference instruments, which should be implemented in the German educational and employment systems. Both of them are difficult to estimate in regard to their transparency, penetrability and support of labour market mobility. Enterprises and educational institutes seem to be different in their logic of action concerning their educational and qualification achievements in the society. …
It is controversial whether vocational basic and continuing education is substitutable or complementary. This report approaches the issue from an entrepreneurial perspective with a special focus on company sizes and provides empirical results on the basis of the IAB-Betriebspanel (representative employer survey). The valuations of a bivariate probit model also indicate the dependency of complementary and substitutional correlations on the individual company size.
Education in the Economic Culture. An Analysis of Approaches in Educational Policy of the Council of Europe and the EU Considering the Discussion of Culture and Economic Orientation The European Union and the Council of Europe play an important role for educational policy in Europe. Education is meant to promote European identity as well as the European Economic Area. This text explores the priorities of the Council of Europe’s and the European Union’s educational concepts in the timeframe …
The research memorandum for adult and continuing education (2000) focuses systematically on main research areas and contributes significantly to the systematization of the research landscape, the enhancement of possible collaborations and the provision of an overview of research achievements in the discipline for research sponsors as well as the public. Since 2007, adult educational research projects can be entered in a data base in accordance with the memorandum systematic. Acknowledging that …
Qualitätstestate, die nach erfolgreichem Abschluss des Testierungsverfahrens erworben werden, haben nach außen eine Signalwirkung und bringen einen bestimmten Nutzen, bspw. Image- oder Marketingeffekte mit sich. Diese Effekte sind von den Einrichtungen erwünscht, da sie mit ihrer Zertifizierung bestimmte Ziele verfolgen. Angesichts der mit der Testierung verfolgten Ziele liegt die Annahme nahe, dass die Weiterbildungseinrichtungen das Testat nach außen kommunizieren und es als Qualitätsauswe…
