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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 …
Die Einführung gestufter Studiengänge erhitzt seit geraumer Zeit die Gemüter an den Hochschulen. Nicht alles, was dort zur Debatte steht, muss die Erwachsenenbildung interessieren. Aber wenn es um die Ausbildung ihres eigenen Nachwuchses geht, müsste sie hellhörig werden. Wofür steht der Bachelor? Wer stellt 22-jährige Hochschulabgänger ein, zu welchen Konditionen? Wird die Ausbildung europäischer? Wozu qualifizieren BA und MA wirklich? Ein Heft für Studierende und alle, denen die Zukunft der P…
For various reasons adult participation in lifelong learning does not measure up to expectations tied to the agenda of lifelong learning. The article suggests that adults relate learning activities to their conceptions of life stages. Therefore, participation in institutionalized continuing education must rather be linked to life-stage-dependant decisions based on sociocultural patterns than to the acceptance of lifelong learning in general. Specifically in the stage of professional life, these…
This REPORT analyzes the changing conditions and expectations with regard to the management of the continuing educational system, predominantly the frames of education economy, reporting, quality assurance and monitoring. The interactions of the various stakeholders characterize the development and implementation of continuing educational programs as well as a multitude of decision-making processes in educational institutions, but also relevant local, regional and national processes. The libera…
Mit RUHR.2010 stellt Deutschland dieses Jahr die Kulturhauptstadt Europas. In diesem Ereignis gipfelt die über die letzten Jahre wachsende Popularität von Museen und Kulturveranstaltungen. Aber Kultur ist mehr als Kulturbetrieb. Unsere Gesellschaft produziert unter den Einflüssen der Digitalisierung, Individualisierung, Migration und Globalisierung stets neue kulturelle Codes. Beide Phänomene stellen Anforderungen an die Erwachsenenbildung. Unser Land braucht eine kulturell sensible Erwachsenen…
The author provides a row of examples for the overlapping of practical social work and adult education existing already today. In the light of the task of making it possible for all people to come along in the accelerated life and work life, both disciplines should go together more strongly. Adult education needs to open up to social work and the social work needs to understand itself as being pervaded by adult education.
