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The field of education policy, in particular adult education policy, is gaining importance in recent international-comparative research on education and adult education. In comparative politics, education policy is also a young but increasingly established issue. The close connection of education policy to the discipline of comparative politics, as well as theories used in that discipline, provide a well-founded research approach on education policy, which should be considered by international-…
Communication strategies play a significant role in the context of conflict management. From this tradition the approach of Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg originates. The article recalls this approach and points out its potential for conflict management and personal growth. It particularly focuses on a sharp view on linguistic patterns for the communicative application in conflict situations, which can also be altered actively. For the visualisation of suitable patterns, Rose…
The author addresses the assessment of adult economic competences. He also provides a short but critical overview of different approaches to measuring these competences.
Seit zwanzig Jahre gibt es Männerforschung und zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre galt sie sogar als „hot topic“. Was ist daraus geworden? Es gibt genug Gründe, ein Heft zu diesem Thema zu machen. Denn hartnäckig hält sich die Vorstellung einer Norm von Männlichkeit, während sie sich in der gesellschaftlichen Realität offensichtlich längst überlebt hat. Für die Erwachsenenbildung öffnen sich daraus vielfältige Aufgaben und Fragestellungen. Das Heft versammelt Aufsätze zu den Themen: Geschlechterdemokra…
Appropriate money management is a mandatory everyday competence. Until now, didactic approaches in the field of financial literacy were non-existent. This document presents a competence model, which systematises and describes the requirements of managing money. Various practical potential uses as well as programme formats are presented. Examining three good practice examples for different target groups, the document provides practical guidance including corresponding exercises and check lists f…
The following article focuses on the debate on organizational learning from an adult-educational point of view. In most approaches to organizational learning the members of an organization are regarded as the main drivers of organizational learning processes. However, such approaches do not systematically incorporate important presumptions of learning-theory, although this promises to create a better understanding of adult-educational experiences within organizations. Hence, the article present…
Die erste Ausgabe der Quartalszeitschrift REPORT enthält die Dokumentation der Fachtagung der Kommission Erwachsenenbildung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft aus dem Vorjahr. Die Fachtagung des vergangenen Jahres fand im Herbst unter der Federführung der neuen Sprecherin der Kommission, Christine Zeuner, an der Universität Flensburg statt und war dem Thema Milieus, Arbeit, Wissen: Realität in der Erwachsenenbildung gewidmet. In diesem Band werden die Vorträge aus fünf Arbei…
Caught between Two Stools. Adult Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities The report analyses connecting factors for the manifestation of an inclusive approach in adult education for people with mental disabilities. It presents existing organisational forms and qualification paths. The core challenge is seen in the development of an inclusive professionalism which combines the expertise and competences existing in both general adult education and help for the disabled. The develop…
The "Blue Series" is the DIE's most traditional series of books. It is aimed at researchers and students of adult education as well as academically interested practitioners. Scientific papers on a theoretical and empirical base provide access to adult education research and enhance the transfer of knowledge between practice and research. Over the past 30 years, it contributed significantly to the discipline of adult education.
