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The ways in which computer games can affect learning are identified using the example of games for fun, starting out with the aspect of research into learning and teaching theory. Approaches used in behaviourism, cognitivism and individual and social constructivism are compared. In the psychology of emotions, activating and deactivating emotions are distinguished with regard to their learning effect. From the point of view of the psychology of motivation, special emphasis is placed on the self-…
Looking ahead: On Challenges, Paths and Goals Interview with the incumbent editors The interview with the founding editors ended with predictions for the future of REPORT. More online- communication, increasing internationalisation, a stronger shift towards empirical research and a committed specialist discourse were the principal key words. These are taken up in the discussions and addressed from the perspectives of the incumbent publishers. Martin Beyersdorf (M.B.) and Rüdiger Rhein (R.R.…
Continuing Education Participation – Current State of Research and Ascertainment of the Subject-Matter Who for whatever reason, participates in continuing education is one of the core questions of continuing education research and practice. Referring to two texts by Horst Siebert and Johannes Weinberg, reflections are made on what knowledge participation research has generated since the so called pilot studies of the 1960s and 1970s. At the same time, socio-demographic and occupational-rela…
This article focuses on the example of amateur football to explore the connection between institutional educational socialisation, athletic prowess and habitual educational processes. Involvement in upper-level secondary educational requirements helps create a personality structure which generally speaking is marked by a positive attitude towards performance and which creates a positive linkage between the personal skills acquired and recognition afforded in the educational process in specific …
PISA for adults? Remarks about the consequences of PISA for adult education The PISA results shown by the OECD for the school area also have consequences for adult education. For the development of adult education itself but also for a holistic concept of lifelong learning it will be of importance to be able to refer to specific international comparative results. The contribution describes measures of policies of adult education that were initiated following the PISA results and it scetches…
Wie wirken Praxis, Empirie und Theorie der Erwachsenenbildung zusammen? Der Autor beschreibt kennzeichnende Merkmale und Aufgaben, um ausgehend von dieser Analyse die Notwendigkeit einer Vermittlung zwischen den drei Bereichen darzulegen. Ziel ist es, Kernpunkte der Erwachsenenbildung herauszuarbeiten, sie einem wissenschaftlichen Diskurs zu unterwerfen und gemeinsam überprüfbare Kriterien festzulegen, um Kontinuität und Qualität des Diskurses sicher zu stellen.
