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Currently a dilemma within organization studies seems to be represented by, on the one hand, proponents who argue for a retro-wave, to go back to the original ideas of organization studies, the core tasks of enterprises and importance of the relevance of organization studies to practitioners. On the other hand, another contemporary movement may be observed within organization studies, which is to defend the use of general theories of the social sciences. This latter trend is represented through…
Ob Geburtenrückgang oder »Methusalem-Komplott« der demografische Wandel und die Beziehungen von Jung und Alt sind in der alternden Gesellschaft zum Brennpunktthema geworden. Für die Weiterbildung ergeben sich eine Fülle von Fragen, von denen das Heft Generationenwechsel einige herausgreift (generationenübergreifende Didaktik, generationengerechte Weiterbildungsfinanzierung). Zugleich identifiziert es einen speziellen »Generationenwechsel«, der nur mittelbar mit dem gesamtgesellschaftlichen Pro…
In today’s societies literacy is regarded as the prerequisite for participating in the professional and private spheres of everyday life. It is regarded as a human right, a tool for personal empowerment and a tool to influence the behaviour of individuals, families and communities. Despite the international consensus that literacy skills determine opportunities and provide access to today’s information-based societies, many adults in both industrialized and developing countries find themselves …