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Transnationalisation processes of enterprises lead to extended needs of qualification and knowledge. There are no corresponding concepts and learning culture designs. Knowledge as a category and as a realistic interpretation of demands is not well enough developed as part of these arrangements. Entrepreneurial interests hide learning needs, this becomes obvious in findings of working cooperation analysis in contexts of cultural diversity. This article explains one part of an analytical access t…
Scientific Training and Further Education on Career Guidance in International Comparison Most international experts insist that neutral and efficient career guidance can only be guaranteed by a very high professional proficiency of the counsellors. In recent years qualification offers for trainers have huge differences in both quality and contents of training. The contribution illustrates, on the basis of international studies, the efforts to establish European standards of qualifications fo…
An Austrian study analysed the situation of staff with a migration history within the field of adult education. This article examines barriers and enabling conditions concerning the access to the profession and asks for the use of potential of migration biographies for activities in adult education – considering the part of professionals as well as institutions.
This article presents results of a field study exploring why illiterates start relearning reading and writing at a later age. The project SYLBE focused on reasons and obstacles of participants in basic education classes. The study provides a typology of motivations for learning and thus supports the professional acting of teaching staff in basic education.
On the generation of company relevant knowledge of staff of small and medium-sized companies A praxeological-empirical look at the organisation company Setting out from the point of results of an empirical research project the praxeological ratio of knowledge and action in the process of the generation of relevant knowledge in small and medium-sized companies is presented.
Seit Einführung des Lernerorientierten Qualitätsmodells in der Weiterbildung (LQW) im Jahr 2000 arbeiten etwa 560 Bildungsorganisationen nach LQW und sind dabei, ihre Qualität kontinuierlich zu verbessern. Das Modell fordert sie auf, ihre Qualitätsmaßnahmen in einem Selbstreport – eine Art Qualitätshandbuch – gemäß den Anforderungen darzulegen. Dieser Selbstreport wird von zwei externen Gutachter/inne/n begutachtet, die sich in einer daran anschließenden Visitation von der Qualität vor Ort über…
The book provides a guideline for a didactic planning and design of conferences, conventions and workshops. It serves to support the act of preparation, realization and evaluation of events in adult education and may be used in various contexts and on a variety of topics. The book addresses staff working in the management and leadership of institutions in adult education, in public relations and event management.
The "Red Series" provides quick access and initial orientation regarding the characteristics and features of continuing education in the individual countries. The volumes combine country-specific data and information on a scientific basis. A comprehensive service section facilitates further enquiries. On this base, continuing educators from research, practice and administration are able to prepare coopertion activities.
Bildung und Beratung sind seit der Aufklärung dadurch bestimmt, dass sie die Selbstbestimmung des Individuums unterstützen sollen. Dies ist eine Leitidee des pädagogischen Denkens – beginnend bei Immanuel Kants Definition der Aufklärung als „Ausgang aus der selbstver-schuldeten Unmündigkeit“ (1784) bis hin zum Ziel des nationalen Bildungsberichts, dass „Selbst-regulation“ unterstützt werden soll (Konsortium Bildungsberichterstattung 2005). Diese Leitidee findet sich in Beratungsansätzen wiede…
