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Welche Rolle spielen Lernen und Kompetenzentwicklung im Entwicklungsdienst? Der Autor, Verfasser einer aktuellen Studie zu diesem Thema, plädiert für einen Lernzyklus, der sowohl Vor- und Nachbereitung des Auslandsaufenthalts beinhaltet als auch stetiges learning on the job professionell unterstützt.
„... das macht mich stolz“ heißt einer der Filme auf der DVD zu diesem Buch. Dort sprechen Mitarbeiter/innen von Weiterbildungeinrichtungen über ihre Erfahrungen mit dem Aufbau von Neuen Lehr- und Lernkulturen. Für die Beteiligten war es entscheidend zu erkennen, welchen Support es erfordert, damit aus der lehrenden eine lernende Organisation wird: interne Organisationsentwicklung, Personalentwicklung und externe Organisationsberatung. Ein integriertes Konzept wirkungsvollen Zusammenspiels alle…
Dargestellt und analysiert werden Ergebnisse der Evaluation eines norwegischen Reformprojekts zur Anerkennung informellen Lernens auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und seine Zukunftschancen.
Quo vadis graduate? First assessment of the BA/MA study location Bochum The contribution looks through experiences in relation to graduates of B.A. and M.A. courses of study in educational science in Bochum. Concerning the bachelor: The graduate quota with 60 per cent is much higher than previous quotas – like in the master course of study. While approximately half of the graduates continue their study in Bochum, others enter the employment market directly. They find employment in the wider s…
The question how to improve the short-term as well as the long-term success of continuing vocational education and training (CVET) is of great importance for companies. Currently, however, evaluations in practice are still often only of a summative nature. Based on a practically applicable model and empirical data from participants in a wide range of CVET courses (N?=?477), this paper presents various factors organisations can use to affect the subjective success of CVET, both in the “learning …
This paper deals with a new approach in the promotion of literacy, which focuses on social integration. This approach has been inspired by a concept of adult education aiming at integration and by social work oriented to the life world of the addressees. These concepts are being adapted to the work with functionally illiterate persons. The approach discussed here includes different forms of action promoting literacy: both learning and consulting, and also institutional cooperation in networks. …
