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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. …
The notion of lifelong learning is reshaping the structural principle according to which learning is organised in the time structures of society. Long periods of time spent in schools are becoming more flexible, with shorter sections of ordered learning times being distributed throughout people’s lives and more flexible transitions taking place between work and learning. The three-phase scheme for working life – training, work and retirement – is becoming more flexible. The LLL concept can be s…
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…
It has recently become widely accepted that reluctance to learning in adults may be explained by features inherent in the (presentation of the) subject matter, which may be perceived by the learner as being unsuited to his or her needs. A successful learning environment, the argument goes, must meet certain standards: for instance, learning should be active, self-directed, situated and constructive. Reluctance to learning in explained as a negative reaction to the absence of these standards. Th…
Beamerfolien, Powerpointpräsentationen, Flipcharts, Collagen, Mindmaps - um Lerninhalte zu visualisieren, gibt es eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten. Der lernfördernde Einsatz solcher Methoden setzt jedoch die Kenntnis kontextuell angemessener Einsatzmöglichkeiten und gelungener Gestaltung voraus. Der Praxisband erklärt, wann welche Visualisierungsmöglichkeiten - besonders in der Weiterbildung - lernförderlich sein können. Neben didaktischen Grundprinzipien und dem Rollenverständnis von Lehrenden…
The aim of the paper is to give an overview of key issues involved in recognising non-formal and informal learning, ranging from the legitimacy of the learning activities in terms of the outcomes to be recognised, through the cost of the necessary assessment, and essential elements such as quality assurance, the standards used, the potential benefits and the real obstacles. The findings summarised here are based on a report that describes and analyses practices in the 22 countries that particip…
Die Thesen zu zukunftsweisenden Fragen des Sprachlernens sind das Ergebnis eines einjährigen Diskussionsprozesses von Vertretern aus allen Bildungsbereichen anlässlich des Europäischen Jahres der Sprachen 2001. Mit ihnen wurden wichtige Ziele im Bereich des Fremdsprachenlernens von der Frühförderung bis zur Erwachsenenbildung zusammengetragen. Unter anderem geht es um die Bedeutung der Mehrsprachigkeit in Europa und die Tendenzen in der Sprachpolitik. Sie fordern, Sprachenlernen als wesentliche…
The performance of education systems is significantly influenced by the quality of teaching/learning processes. On the basis of empirical research, the programme for evidencebased educational research also contributes to improving the quality of teaching/learning processes. Hereby, new requirements for the insight of educational research as well as for the accelerated transfer of research findings into politics and practice have been formulated. Currently, the programme is strongly criticised b…
The need for counselling and counselling processes among students in the humanities and social sciences In the area of adult education, learning counselling assumes the role of a support function for self-guided learning. University students must also structure and plan their learning process, even though many of these students are unable to develop sufficient learning skills due to their previously limited learning experience. Learning counselling as a tool in the learning process could fil…
