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In his presentation, Paul J. Edelson describes the current state of American adult education and refers to historical backgrounds in the process. He examines the "Learning Society" in the age of technology, i.e. the impacts of computers and the internet on education. He also touches on the American further education market and delineates possible ‘pictures’ and approaches to further education.
Little is known about the qualifications of trainers in further vocational education. Some hold a degree in educational sciences. At the same time prospective trainers seem to be part of the target group of programs that specialize in adult education. The study focuses on which contents are intended in these programs and whether they could qualify for a later occupational activity as a training professional. For this purpose the course descriptions of 32 programs were analyzed and 10 responsibl…
This article presents didactic approaches to financial literacy using the example of the CurVe project (debt counselling as a starting point for basic education – curricular integration and transitions) which was launched at the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) in March 2013. The project analyses the connection between excessive debt and basic educational needs. Its focus is on participative didactics and its goals include the strengthening of basic education through the conceptualisa…
Erst in den 90er Jahren wird der Begriff „Innovation“ auch mit dem Bildungsbereich in Verbindung gebracht. Was aber bedeutet „Innovation“ in der Erwachsenenbildung? Angeregt durch die Resonanz auf den gleichnamigen Preis des DIE gehen die Autorinnen und Autoren dieser Frage nach. Bei der Auswahl der Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger klärt sich am Beispiel der ausgezeichneten Projekte, was von der Jury im Konsens als innovativ empfunden wird. 1999 waren dies Ansätze zu einer neuen Lernkultur, …
