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Zum siebten Mal nach 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 und 1994 widmet die Sektion Erwachsenenbildung der DGfE ihre Jahrestagung der Diskussion theoretischer Grundlagen und Bezüge der Erwachsenenbildungswissenschaft. Der Plenumsvortrag von Klaus Prange hat den Titel: Die vielen Erziehungswissenschaften und die eine Pädagogik. Die fünf Arbeitsgruppen beschäftigen sich mit folgenden Themen: Arbeitsgruppe 1: Theoretische Bezüge der Erwachsenenbildung Arbeitsgruppe 2: Theoretische Grundlagen didakt…
Decision behaviour in further education, impact on pedagogical consulting competence The author shows, that against the background of accruing research on adult education consultation the relevance of emotions for the decision behaviour of adults is drawn closer into the focus. For this she introduces first partial results of a running research project.
Further education networks from the view of the sociological neo-socialisms The contribution analyses chances and perspectives which are opened up by applying the theory of sociological neo-institutionalism to network research carried out within the field of adult education. The theory is understood as complementary to those network theories and concepts which are referred to within research already. In a first step basic assumptions and concepts of the sociological neo-institutionalism are …
The research project KLASSIK examines the question of whether it is possible to increase competencies for information processing skills of older people. To this end, training courses that serve as experimental groups, performed a special, metacognitive thinking training. In the project also included comparison groups received no training. Before the treatment a performance test and an intelligence test ensure that both groups come from the same starting conditions. After the final test an appro…
The understanding of a knowledge-based society that orientates itself alongside an economic paradigm, is enhanced by showing up the pluralism of different types of knowledge. Within these different types the specific criteria of scientific knowledge are identified. Concerning the teaching and learning of scientific knowledge the question arises, by which methods this kind of knowledge can be communicated. These methods are associated with the function of unfolding the specific structure of scie…
The article aims at providing guidelines for a clear theoretical differentiation between various areas of tension in the planning of programs by outlining Structures and contradictory constellations have an impact on the contouring of antinomies and, thus, on program planning. A professional approach to program planning manifests itself in how such professional antinomies are dealt with, in particular. In addition to being of great value to the scientific analysis, this differentiation is also …