Bildungsberichterstattung als Steuerungsinstrument für die Weiterbildung?

Education reports are a core element of the new governance model in the educational system: they provide data to support political decision-makers in evidence-based governance. For that purpose, indicators are developed to monitor context, input, processes and outcomes of educational efforts. This article analyzes actual report segments on further education in various report systems with respect to the picture of these dimensions of further education. The applicability of the existing indicator…

Illettrismus, eine Grundlagenkompetenz

Rikowski-Bertsch, Anke: Die grundtvigsche Volkshochschule – Als Idee und Institution und ihre Rezeption für die Erwachsenenbildung heute. 2010

Grotlüschen, Anke; Egloff, Birte(Hg.): Forschen im Feld der Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung. 2011

Möller, Svenja: Marketing in der Erwachsenenbildung. 2011

Berdelmann, Kathrin: Operieren mit der Zeit. 2010

Thema Bildung

Biografieforschung als Basis für die alphabetisierungspädagogische Handlungspraxis?

Educational research is often focused on biographies. Literacy and basic education frequently use knowledge about biographies as a means for educational support within the scope of catch-up education (“second chance”). The article discusses how biographically generated knowledge can be transferred into pedagogical practice. The authors give up on the idea of a direct “utilization” of biographical insights into practical work – the yield is rather to indirectly stimulate and irritate professiona…

Vielfalt der Teilnehmenden in der Basisbildung

The paper is based upon a qualitative-empirical study in the field of basic education for adults (literacy, numeracy, language, and computer skills). The study is located in the andragogical research on teaching and learning. A constitutive characteristic of the examined basic skills courses is the variety of the participants. The variety is both, didactical challenge and potential, for it enables teaching and learning interactions. With interpreting some data examples the paper aims to show ho…

Lernforschung in der Alphabetisierung

This article presents results of a field study exploring why illiterates start relearning reading and writing at a later age. The project SYLBE focused on reasons and obstacles of participants in basic education classes. The study provides a typology of motivations for learning and thus supports the professional acting of teaching staff in basic education.