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The present discourse in further education is recurringly concerned with cultures, systems and networks. Karin Dollhausen aims at furthering this discussion by drawing a neat line of definition between these crucial terms under the aspect of the sociology of organisations. She goes on to explain what each of the terms does or should mean for public institutions of further education: »culture« – seen as the system of relationships within an organisation – sharpens the view of internal communicat…
Keeping an eye on the practice of management in further education institutions, the observer will encounter a rich variety of changing management strategies. Johannes Hartkemeyer, himself director of a Volkshochschule, scrutinizes past crazes and sets up guidelines for dealing with ever-changing fashions on the one hand, and organisational development on the other hand. His advice is to be a »learning organisation«, watch out for »mental models« of the organisation in a permanent process of ref…
Looking at persons and at those active in organisations has forever been in the focus of psychological research on organisations. Monika Kil draws attention to the fact that pedagogical psychology, cognitive psychology and social psychology can also contribute towards a structuring of further education institutions that is conducive to learning. Developing a »learning culture « is one aspect of this. A review of further developments and findings opens up new dimensions for a discourse on organi…
Recently, the acceptance of statistics in the education sector has grown. As a consequence of the publication of international comparative studies like TIMSS and PISA, more attention is paid to statistical surveys, as they have brought to light quite a number of hitherto unknown facts. Alexandra Ioannidou describes the present state of statistical activities in the further education sector and outlines what possible gains there are for institutions employing statistics.
The Greek educational system replicates the historical-cultural and regional segmentation of Greek society. In the past there was a gap between west-oriented Greeks with a high level of education on the one hand and uneducated natives on the other hand; nowadays we find well-off Greek students at western universities on the one hand and, on the other hand, the larger part of the national youth in the backward universities of their own country. In adult education, the traditional gap is perpetua…
Doris Herrmann war Unternehmensberaterin bei Kienbaum Management Consultans im Bereich Bildung und Wissenschaft. Sie begleitete Hochschulen und Weiterbildungseinrichtungen bei Reorganisationsprozessen. Demnächst wird sie bei der Akkreditierungsagentur AQAS in Bonn Begutachtungsverfahren für die neuen Studiengänge Bachelor und Master koordinieren. Auf die Frage, was Bildungseinrichtungen von der Wirtschaft lernen können, macht sie für vier Bereiche erheblichen Veränderungsbedarf aus: Professiona…
Ein historischer Längsschnitt zum Thema Organisation in der Erwachsenenbildung vom 18. Jahrhundert bis heute.
Ein empirisches Forschungsprojekt des DIE zur Rolle der Neuen Medien bei Organisationsfragen zeigt, dass Einrichtungen die Potenziale nur eindimensional nutzen. Ein großer Teil der Einrichtungen gibt zwar an, dass sich Neue Medien auf ihre Organisation auswirken, sieht dies aber auf den Bereich der Verwaltung beschränkt. Richard Stang entwickelt aus ersten empirischen Ergebnissen Thesen zu bisher erreichter und künftig wünschenswerter Berücksichtigung Neuer Medien bei Fragen der Organisationsen…
