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A video-study of language courses in adult education analyses the transformation of a learning side into a pedagogical space. The definition of pedagogical space is linked to the theory of social space. Space is thus viewed as an arrangement and perception between human beings and social goods. This recasting of social space as a pedagogical space specifies social space to include two additional elements: the representation of knowledge and pedagogical media. For this study, the transformation …
This article sums up development cooperation in adult education, providing information about the fields in which this cooperation takes place, which funds it uses and which professionals are involved. When it comes to the question of how German adult education exports have affected transitional countries, the spotlight is on evaluation. The authors ascertain that evaluation work has reached different stages in different educational fields. In the sector of vocational education cooperation the f…
As part of a joint project a learning game is currently being developed for adults who are functionally illiterate. Following a generally positive experience with the role of the new media in teaching work with this target group, the partners in the project, including the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE), are now focussing specifically on game-based training. This article introduces the reader to the basic concept of the game and identifies the factors in its use which are critical to…
Diese Expertise begleitet den disziplinübergreifenden Diskurs der Arbeitsgruppe „Lernforschung“, welche vom DIE 2004 einberufen wurde. Die Expertise prüft, präsentiert und reflektiert den Stand der empirischen Erforschung des Lernens in der Disziplin Erwachsenenbildung. Für den Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2004 werden in kurzen Skizzen rund 50 Studien vorgestellt, die sich auf systematisch erhobene und methodisch kontrollierte Befunde stützen. Ihre Gegenstände reichen vom Lernen in Institutionen über …
In dem Beitrag werden aktuelle Standpunkte und Projekte zur Qualitätstestierung in der Weiterbildung skizziert und diskutiert. Im Anschluss werden bildungspoltische Trends - zunehmende Ökonomisierung der gesamten Weiterbildung - herausgestellt und allgemeine Schlussfolgerungen - die Vernetzung unterschiedlich ausgerichteter qualitätspolitischer Initiativen - gezogen.
