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The article is based on the assumption that there is a dialectical correlation between biography and society. The authors develop an analytical category to better conceptually capture the influence of education policy frameworks through individuals’ professional performance. The main focus will be on the life stories of two figures which are pivotal for the development of the Hessian or even German history of adult education: Walter Korn and Rudi Rohlmann.
Der Beitrag thematisiert die ethnographische Erforschung hybrider Lernorte innerhalb der Erwachsenenbildung. Es werden forschungsbezogene Merkmale hybrider Lernsettings herausgestellt und die Herausforderungen und Stärken der ethnographischen Forschungsmethode für die Erschließung hybrider Lernsettings hervorgehoben. Dabei werden insbesondere die subjektiven Bezugnahmen der Forschenden auf das Untersuchungsfeld und die dabei entstehenden interaktionalen Prozesse fokussiert. Indem der ethnograph…
The so-called Q-sorting operation is an unknown research method, hardly known as a pedagogically-oriented research method, typically used to compile complex responses and attitudes from a subjective perspective. The following article examines the question whether the Q-sorting methodology might also be implemented as a practical collection instrument to evaluate teacher beliefs in the context of professional development for educators. In particular, it will be examined whether an index formatio…
Der REPORT vermittelt einen Überblick zur wissenschaftlichen Forschung und Theoriebildung in der Erwachsenenbildung. Jedes Heft behandelt ein Schwerpunktthema und enthält einen umfangreichen Rezensionsteil.
