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Case-reconstructive quality circles have hardly ever been tried out in adult education. Under the direction of trainers, course teachers reflect the quality of their work in a mutual process. Their own teaching/learning situation serves as illustrative material. It is self-evident that this method relies on mutuality and must be voluntary. The method, which is explained with the aid of a practice example from the KVHS Northeim, has its origins in health care.
With this article, the author (of the Institute of International Cooperation, an institution within the German Adult Education Association, IIZ/DVV) opens up a readers’ discussion in this publication on the subject of education and the EU extension. In his article, an overview of the points of discussion is given. After the breakdown of the socialist societies in the middle and Eastern European countries, educational facilities suffered a severe loss of authority. This has only partly been ba…
Der Zusammenbruch des Kaiserreiches und der Beginn der Weimarer Republik waren für die deutsche Erwachsenenbildung von großer Bedeutung. Mit der Gründung von Akademien, Volkshochschulen und anderen Bildungsstätten trugen vor allem die Kirchen, die Kommunen und die Gewerkschaften zum Aufbruch in eine demokratische Gesellschaft bei. Dass dieser Prozess nicht immer ohne Konflikte, unterschiedliche Zielvorstellungen und Konkurrenz blieb, zeigt dieser Band, der in seinen Beiträgen verschiedene Sicht…
