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We explore how adult education can be made inclusive, digital and effective.
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We offer research, transfer and infrastructure for lifelong learning.
Fachdidaktik ist die fachbezogene Schwester der allgemeinen Didaktik. Als Lehre von der Vermittlung einer bestimmten Sache legitimiert sie sich über deren Eigenwert. Mathematik lehrt man anders als Religion. Aber wie wichtig ist die »Sache« in der heutigen Erwachsenenbildung? Wer benötigt Fachdidaktik, wenn es nicht mehr um die Sache, sondern um Kompetenzen geht? Ist es dann überhaupt ein Problem, dass das Erwachsenenpädagogische Personal immer querschnittskompetenter wird? Ja, denn es droht d…
In the jargon of the product generations the characteristics of “new” and “old” organizations are identified. In this way the alteration of generations in the organisation of adult education institutions are described. The alteration of generations is performed on three levels, at the organisational comprehension (service provider instead of administrator of offers), at the inner structures (internal flexible making) as well as at changes that overlap institutions in coherence with lifelong lea…
Lifelong Learning, being one of the key issues of the Bologna Process, aims at horizontal and vertical permeability of interdependent education systems in order to be accessible to many target groups. Hence, the recognition and crediting of qualifications achieved outside of the academic realm has become increasingly more important. Despite numerous efforts within the past 10 years national standards regarding this issue are not sufficiently developed at this point. The comparison of the dif…