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Competence and education, emotions and virtues The ambivalence of competence in the portfolio experience of volunteers A portfolio setting in which volunteers identify, evaluate and document their competencies acquired through voluntary work is at the same time a location of special experience with education and competence: competencies expected by the labour market and acquired in voluntary work converge with predominating notions of education. This article looks at the antagonisms and int…
„Construction“ and „self organization“ in adult pedagogy Deliberations on the pedagogical status of two concepts Constructivistical concepts have pervaded the younger adult pedagogical discussion in equally promissory as problem marked forms. The contribution unfolds an exemplary analysis fo the two constructivistical key notions „construction“ and „self organization“ which calls attention to the notion logical presentation of a problem as it is so far widely unconsidered in the adult peda…
Die Moderne ist ein Paradox, weil in ihr nur noch die permanente Veränderung sicherstellt, daß alles beim alten bleibt. Wenn die technischen und sozialen Veränderungen dazu beitragen, daß die Qualifikationen immer schneller veralten, dann hat die Erwachsenenbildung ihren zentralen Platz gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung in der Moderne zugewiesen bekommen. Die Lernzumutung trifft heute die Individuen im gleichen Maße wie die Organisationen. Alle wollen lernen, beraten, supervidiert oder therapier…
