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Times for (re)interpretation Transitions and their adaptation from the perspective of biographical research The contribution asks for the meaning of transitions in the educational system from a perspective of pedagogical biography research. Transitions effectuate initially mainly insecurities, clearing of one’s own basis, development of new perspectives, accepting or changing of the new situation, release of energy and activities for mastery of changes. In the example of an interview passage …
Die Weiterbildung befindet sich in ungewissen Zeiten in einem Umbruch. Aktuelle Stichworte sind die zu beobachtende Deinstitutionalisierung verbunden mit einem Bedeutungszuwachs selbstgesteuerter und non-formaler bzw. informeller Lernprozesse, der Ersatz des Bildungsbegriffs durch den Lernbegriff, die Betonung der Eigenverantwortung der Lernenden für die Gestaltung ihrer Lernbiografie sowie die Frage der Zertifizierung informell erworbener Kompetenzen. Diese Erosion des Weiterbildungsfeldes kan…
This report provides an overview of the standards between professional and organisational logic for adult education – from the perspective of funding and continuing educational organisations, education policy and research. It also summarises various strategies for improving teaching and training, and identifies outstanding questions. It also points out the role of teaching as a construct, which largely depends on the viewer’s perspective.
The article focuses on the historically empirical data of DIE Zeitschrift für Erwachsenenbildung and contributes to adult educational journal research. By analyzing bibliographic meta data, continuities and changes in the content spectre are identified. The compositions of authors is differentiated between occasional and regular authors and compared to other scientific journals. Data on the journal’s reputation in the field complete the picture.
The paper reviews developmental-psychological research on the (in-)stability of adult personality aspects. Big Five personality traits as well as surface characteristics are addressed. Hereby, the direction and the extent of change are compared for various personality aspects, and the influences on personality changes are discussed. Finally, conclusions are drawn for the field of adult education.
„Alterung“ und „Schrumpfung“ lauten die Hiobsbotschaften des demografischen Wandels. Dass die heraufbeschworenen Probleme nicht zwangsläufig in die Katastrophe führen, zeigt Karl Otto Hondrich in seinem vielbeachteten Buch »Weniger sind mehr«. Diese eher konstruktive Haltung hat sich die Redaktion zu Eigen gemacht und nach möglichen Strategien im Umgang mit den anstehenden Herausforderungen gefragt. Antworten der Betriebe, der kommunalen Weiterbildungseinrichtungen und der Weiterbildungsadminis…
Vocational continuing education by gainfully employed persons – the explanatory power of activity-related features for continuing education behaviour Socio-demographic, company and employment data is often used to explain continuing education behaviour of individuals. Even though continuing education needs arise directly in the job context, job-related aspects are less frequently taken into account – not least due to the availability of data. This has been made possible, however, by a repres…
The article describes the project „Deutscher Bildungsserver“ which is working as a meta-server to supply users with an information system of relevant data in the field of education, adult and further education. The internet is offering big quantities of information and the chance to build up complex documents. Both make it more difficult to select and evaluate information. The „Deutscher Bildungsserver“ incorporates information critically bringing it into an order making it easier for users to …
