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We explore how adult education can be made inclusive, digital and effective.
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We offer research, transfer and infrastructure for lifelong learning.
Vor welchen Herausforderungen steht politische Bildung heute? Wie kann sie Menschen dabei unterstützen, vom politischen Objekt zum handelnden Subjekt zu werden und an gesellschaftspolitischen Debatten teilzuhaben? Diesen Fragen ging Thomas Krüger, Präsident der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, in seiner Keynote im Rahmen des DIE-Forums Weiterbildung »Einmischen, positionieren, verständigen. Erwachsenenbildung und Öffentlichkeit« am 12. Dezember 2017 in Siegburg nach.
Gibt es »rote Linien« in der (politischen) Erwachsenenbildung, inwiefern sollte es sie geben? Diesen Fragen geht der Autor am Beispiel der Bildungsarbeit »gegen rechts« nach – und zeigt auf, dass es keine einfachen Antworten hierauf gibt.
Teaching is fun. But teaching and learning situations bear the potential for conflict. With this book, the author elaborates on potential catalysts for conflict and provides strategies to professionally cope with these situations. While presenting best practice examples, he ponders alternative courses of action and delivers help for confident and competent teaching. The author also conveys concise background information on group processes. Because of its practical relevance, the book is not onl…
Voluntary engagement is firmly integrated in the structures of our society. To be able to foster it, one has to understand who is engaged and why. Drawing on data of PIAAC and CiLL surveys, the authors show that age is not a relevant factor in why someone is engaged. Rather, education is a key factor in taking up volunteering activities. This, it is shown, is also true for non-formal activities of adult education.
The international arena of lifelong learning offers rich country-specific portfolios of historical trajectories, policy frameworks and practical evidence of adult and continuing education. This book provides an introduction to the case of Belarus and outlines the key features of its system alongside issues such as political and legal agendas, schemes of participation, provision and financing or trends in professionalization, research areas and transnational linkages. Through the lens of adult a…
