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Report system adult education: the decline of participation in adult education Adult education and lifelong learning rate high; equally high are the expectations towards it, especially with regard to individual employability, the firms ability to be competitive and the location site Germany. But all pleas and support obviously do not have the anticipated impact because the participation in adult education has decreased. Does this mean that an upward trend of decades is interrupted or is it p…
Decision behaviour in further education, impact on pedagogical consulting competence The author shows, that against the background of accruing research on adult education consultation the relevance of emotions for the decision behaviour of adults is drawn closer into the focus. For this she introduces first partial results of a running research project.
Die öffentliche Finanzierung für Erwachsenenbildung verlagert sich immer mehr von institutioneller Förderung zu projektförmiger Drittmittelförderung. Das Heft informiert nicht nur über neue Töpfe (neue europäische Fördergeneration!), sondern fragt kritisch nach den organisationalen Wirkungen dieser Umsteuerung. Im Produktionsbereich wurde vor Jahren das Bild der atmenden Fabrik als innovatives Organisationsmodell diskutiert, das auf wechselnde Auftragslagen adäquat reagieren kann. U. Witthaus …
Religion, ethics and adult education Religion and ethics serve as a relevant topic in various contexts of adult education, be it as a challenge for self-reflection or as point of departure in public debate. This issue will address various aspects bringing together academic discourse and practical work. The authors will in particular focus on social issues.
The article discusses whether it is necessary and possible to deduce the didactics of adult education from the particularities of the adult age. The authors make the case for understanding didactics of adult education in the continuity of the lifespan and as a modification of general didactics. It should be related to the characteristics of the social situation of adults. Such “didactics for adults” should be complemented by specific “didactics of further education” which focus on specific inst…
Konzeption und Durchführung von Weiterbildungsveranstaltungen basieren immer auch auf bestimmten, meist impliziten Annahmen und subjektiven Theorien. Neben dem professionellen Selbstverständnis der Lehrenden, der Sicht auf die Teilnehmenden und auf die Prozesse des Lehrens und Lernens spielen dabei auch die Vorstellungen über das Wissen, das vermittelt werden soll, eine bedeutende Rolle. Auf der Basis einer Interviewstudie arbeitet die Autorin diese Grundlagen des Unterrichtens heraus und en…
For the third time, the DIE-Trendanalyse presents structures, processes and results of adult and further education. The book is based on facts and figures from educational research and national reports on education. By gathering and presenting data from various sources, the book will provide the necessary prerequisites for decision making in politics and practice. The book allows insights in trends in areas of adult education such as supply and demand, participation, personnel and staff, and fi…
Contemporary discourses in the context of educational governance mostly ignore the field of adult education. Discussions focus on global or national level, the significance of municipalities in managing education systems is widely overseen. This paper picks up the concept of governance to identify the structure and processes of managing adult education on municipality level. On the basis of two model examples the practical implementation of adult education governance will be illustrated, which …
