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In welchem Verhältnis stehen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit? Wie kann dies dialogisch gestaltet werden und welche Bedeutung kommt dabei der Erwachsenenbildung zu? Ulrike Felt hinterfragt kritisch Stellung und Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Bildung in der Wissensgesellschaft. Es stellt sich die Frage nach den Kompetenzen, die es braucht, um Wissenschaft zu kommunizieren, z.B. von Experten (Peters) und von Journalisten (Göpfert). Im DIE-Gespräch erläutert Hans-Olaf Henkel, Präsident der Leibni…
The implementation of the Law on Immigration (Zuwanderungsgesetz) is described from the perspective of institutions that up to now have dealt in an important way with German language courses for foreigners. According to the Sprachverband e.V. (German language association) in Mainz there are, at present, some obstacles blocking a reasonable planning of language instruction: Immigrants who already live in the countr y will no more be eligible for courses at reduced prices; courses for women with …
Dietrich, Stephan; Herr, Monika: Organisational development and new learning cultures The theme “new teaching and learning cultures” is a thematic focus in the professional discourse of adult education for a few years already. One consequence of the hightened attention is an increasingly differentiated understanding of what can be regarded as the ”new teaching and learning cultures”. It can be observed that the treatment of the theme does not allow a restriction on the questions of didactics…
More and more frequently, counselling is given with the help of media, be it as an alternative to or in parallel with face-to-face counselling. The present qualitative study is concerned with these developments in various counselling centres. To this end, research was carried out on psychosocial counselling centres offering counselling on sexuality, debt, drugs and education, and for children, young people and couples. The publication begins with an overview of counselling institutions, media d…
The author diagnoses a widening gap between scientific and general public: as political and social estimation of science rises, it vanishes from daily life and is taken into well-funded but not ver y well-known institutions and thus hidden from the view of the public. At the same time, ever-rising numbers of people are confronted with the results of scientific research in their daily lives and thus in a way in intimate contact with science, but at the same time unable to understand its workings…
Dieses Themenheft zu "wissenstheoretischen Aspekten des Erwachsenenlernens" lebt vom Aspektewechsel der Beiträge. Für die Erfindung einer inhaltlich plausibel erscheinenden Reihenfolge der Artikel ergibt sich daraus ein Dilemma: Anfang und Ende des Aspektewechsels sind nicht bestimmbar. So erscheinen die Beiträge einfach in der alphabetischen Reihenfolge ihrer Verfasser. Mit Absicht war bei der Formulierung des Heftthemas nicht von der "Erwachsenenbildung" die Rede gewesen. Dementsprechend war …
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 …
The "Yellow Series" contains an didactically structured inventory of relevant topics in the field of adult education. It imparts professional knowledge based on the academic state of research. The volumes are intended for self-studying but are also suited as additional reading for studying and training. The systematic preparation of each topic also supports specialists in assuring the theoretical and methodological base of their actions.
Thematisch widmet sich dieses Heft den Messverfahren in der Weiterbildung. Diese lassen sich auf verschiedenen Ebenen wiederfinden. Da Kompetenzorientierung in der bildungspolitischen Diskussion derzeit eine zentrale Rolle spielt, soll eine Fragestellung darauf abheben zu erkunden, wie (formell oder informell) erworbene Kompetenzen dokumentiert und zertifiziert werden können. Eine andere Frage soll den Möglichkeiten nachgehen, wie die Beteiligung an Weiterbildung gemessen wird. Auf organisation…
