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Continuing Education Participation – Current State of Research and Ascertainment of the Subject-Matter Who for whatever reason, participates in continuing education is one of the core questions of continuing education research and practice. Referring to two texts by Horst Siebert and Johannes Weinberg, reflections are made on what knowledge participation research has generated since the so called pilot studies of the 1960s and 1970s. At the same time, socio-demographic and occupational-rela…
The ways in which computer games can affect learning are identified using the example of games for fun, starting out with the aspect of research into learning and teaching theory. Approaches used in behaviourism, cognitivism and individual and social constructivism are compared. In the psychology of emotions, activating and deactivating emotions are distinguished with regard to their learning effect. From the point of view of the psychology of motivation, special emphasis is placed on the self-…
Lifelong learning on a high quality level is a condition for participation in further economical and social developments in society. But how are lifelong learning activities to be financed? Are projects of the European Union the key for solving financial problems of institutional and organized learning? The author describes his experiences made with the acquisition of EU-projects. The article points out difficulties and problems in the process of acquisition, searching partners and trying to co…
Reshaping the Relationship between Natural Sciences and Society – The implicite Learning in Contemporary Society How much does an average citizen need to know in the field of natural sciences in order to cope with the challenges of contemporary society? This question is being asked from various points of view. We will reconstruct current debates related to this question along three different lines: on the European level, within academia, and by means of a concrete case study. By relating the…
279 participants in a survey on elearning applications for foreign language learning in Volkshochschulen (German adult education schools) had little prior knowledge. While they do indeed have interest in such applications, they still keep to formats known from their previous learning experience. The participants in the survey estimate the potential of e-learning applications for foreign language learning as positive, but only in combination with traditional non-virtual classes. The…
Die Potenziale von E-Learning sind derzeit in der Diskussion. Vielfältige Studien haben in den letzten Jahren zu unterschiedlichen Bewertungen geführt. Mit dem hier vorliegenden Überblick über ausgewählte Studien zum Themenfeld „E-Learning“ von 2001 bis Anfang 2003 wird ein Service zur Verfügung gestellt, der die Orientierung erleichtern soll. Die zentralen Ergebnisse einiger Studien werden ausführlich dokumentiert. Links und weiterführende Hinweise erleichtern die weiterführende Recherche.
Das Lehrbuch befasst sich mit Sozialisation und informellem Lernen als lebenslangen Aneignungsprozessen. Gesellschaftlich führen diese zu Sozialem Wandel. Individuell beeinflussen sie die Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. Ihre Erforschung zielt auf das Erfassen sozialer Ungleichheiten und den pädagogischen Umgang mit sozialer Differenzierung. Hiervon gehen die Bildungschancen Erwachsener aus. Die Autoren führen in die Diskurse der Sozialisationsforschung ein. Ihr Blick richtet sich dann auf die Konte…
How to relate Natural Sciences to Adult Education Drawing on an intensive debate on the improvement of scientific literacy going on in Germany for more than ten years, this article deals with possible contributions of adult education. Starting with the marginal supply of science courses for adults, I focus on typical didactical arrangements and concepts. Based on an empirical study, exemplary didactical concepts are analysed regarding aims, topics, course type, and audience. The results are…
Dargestellt und analysiert werden Ergebnisse der Evaluation eines norwegischen Reformprojekts zur Anerkennung informellen Lernens auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und seine Zukunftschancen.
