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The study text provides an introduction to the topic migration and further education with particular attention to the different educational needs of adults with a migrant background. As a starting point, central terms and events in the history of migration in Germany are discussed. Against this background, the current challenges for further education due to migration-related diversity are highlighted. Moreover, the training situation and participation of adults with a migrant background is disc…
The study text points out relevant research criteria for an evaluation in the field of adult education. For that purpose, basic concepts and theories are discussed and objectives, tasks, and principles of evaluation are outlined. The author refers to classic targets of evaluation – teaching/learning processes, educational institutions, projects/programmes as well as the education system – to present the features of adult education evaluation. In this context, the issue of required object-relate…
Marketing und Erwachsenenbildung – ein Widerspruch? Was hat Guerilla-Marketing mit Weiterbildung zu tun? Marketing hat auch in die Erwachsenenbildung Einzug gehalten, und das auf besondere Weise. Sie biedert sich dem kommerziellen Marketing aber nicht an, sondern nimmt selbstbewusst die eigenen professionellen Wurzeln zur Kenntnis und generiert daraus einen eigenständigen Marketingansatz. Der Studientext, sozialkritisch und unkonventionell angelegt, zeichnet die Diskurse des kommerziellen wi…
Der Report 31 will auf einige Forschungslücken zum Umgang mit der Geschichte in der Erwachsenenbildung hinweisen. Thematisiert werden so unter anderem Fragen zur Notwendigkeit eines Rekurses auf die philosophische Tradition, zum Beitrag der Frauen in der Geschichte der Erwachsenenbildung, Probleme und Zuzgänge einer historisch-vergleichenden Erwachsenenbildungsforschung. Außerdem wird die erwachsenenpädagogische Theoriebildung nach 1945 in den Blick genommen sowie der Fortgang des ost-westdeuts…
As part of a joint project a learning game is currently being developed for adults who are functionally illiterate. Following a generally positive experience with the role of the new media in teaching work with this target group, the partners in the project, including the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE), are now focussing specifically on game-based training. This article introduces the reader to the basic concept of the game and identifies the factors in its use which are critical to…
