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Die französische Universitätsausdehnung ist eng an diverse Bewegungen gebunden. Adressaten des Programms waren Gewerkschaftler und Aktivisten der Arbeiterklasse, die eine Art autonome proletarische Elite bilden sollten. Zwischen 1899 und 1914 wurden über 230 Einrichtungen mit 50.-60.000 Teilnehmenden über das ganze Land errichtet; ein Großteil davon im ländlichen Bereich.
"Introduction into adult education“ Constitution of object and theory perspectives in the medium of a specific literature genre The contribution analyses in an observation of second order the specific method, with which the newly "introduction into adult education“ is constituted its object and thereby brings to bear a special perspectivity. The four analysed introductions make a topic of adult education as a double search move, as professional learning intercede, of learning as an institut…
The inheritance of Paul Röhrig as a subject for historical research in adult education The article presents the types of sources and texts found in the estate of Paul Röhrig (1922–2007) and after an introduction to his biography and work, outlines positions on topics of art historical research that can be elaborated on this basis. The approaches to a systematized history of the study of adult education in the West German post-war years which arise from this will be outlined in an account wit…
Online communities have been praised as utopian realms of free, equal and unrestricted communication by some; others have condemned them as anti-social pseudo-communities. Both attitudes, however, focus on the technical framework and do not take the actual quality of the interaction into account. The author describes types of interaction in virtual communities in general, then looks at four types of communities dedicated specifically to learning, and explores their potential.
Dieser Band versammelt Beiträge zu Werken aus mehreren Jahrhunderten, die auf je eigene Art Wege zur Erwachsenenbildung weisen. Die kommentierten Werke stehen exemplarisch für die Vielfalt der Zugänge zur Erwachsenenbildung: Sie sind Medien der Selbstbildung und Aufklärung; sie setzen die Erwachsenenbildung in Beziehung zu den menschlichen Lebensfragen; sie befassen sich mit dem Bedeutungsgehalt von Erwachsenenbildung und begründen ihre Notwendigkeit; sie nehmen Stellung zu ihren Gegenwarts- un…
Firstly, the author explores the terminological field covering the outcome of educational counselling and develops beneficial dimensions, which are visualised as a network. The author stimulates the German discussion with methodological topics and research results originating in British evaluations. Scientific studies used to confirm the positive effects of educational counselling. Finally the report suggests an agenda for researching the benefits in the field of counselling in continuing edu…
This report from England is part of a research project entitled Literacy/Basic Education – State of the Art from a historical and systematic Perspective in terms of Transferability. It focuses on the way adult (il)literacy has been approached, dealt with, discussed and analysed both politically and scientifically in England. It provides a historical overview on government strategy papers and outlines central ideas in theoretical discussions regarding literacy and literacy practices. However, in…
Didactics – more than the art of teaching? The contribution gives an overview of the historical terms of didactics. With the background of changing paradigms, drawn is the entry of the didactical term into adult education and its development since the 1960s. One focus of the consideration is on the didactical change from “teaching“ to “formation of learning contexts”, which was influenced by the discussion on constructivism. Concluding, the author elaborates on the state of research on didac…
Rohs/Käpplinger zeigen auf, dass der Lernberatungsbegriff – ähnlich wie früher der Schlüsselqualifikationsbegriff – aktuell eine Entgrenzung erfährt. Er ist eine Art „Omnibus“, in dem die unterschiedlichsten Protagonisten und Konzepte Platz finden. Nichtsdestotrotz lassen sich aufschlussreiche Gemeinsamkeiten und Traditionslinien in der Begriffsverwendung in der Weiterbildungslandschaft ausmachen, die bis zu Schulenberg in die 1960er und 1970er Jahre zurückreichen. Lernberatung scheint insgesa…
References to theory of present research on further education Commonly in the scientific discourse one distinguishes between basic research and implementation orientated research. The latter often takes place as order research that in the ususal case is application orientated and practice orientated. This type of research often exhibits only an implicit reference to theory as several examples show. In this context an intensified co-operation between basic research and implementation orientat…
