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Learning and acting - theses from the subject-orientated perspective It is sketched, by means of a few basic language-philosophical deliberations on the understanding and term of the acting subject, that the pre-assumption of a narrow connection of learning and application of the learnt in acting of the participants is not appropriate.
How does knowledge come into science of adult education? The research undertaking of the author is sketched, in which an honouring of publications and the time-line of the lasting acknowledgement is to be explored.
Acting, knowledge: action controlling knowledge or simply proficiency? The contribution exposes the figure of the action-lead knowledge and connects with the current discourse on knowledge and proficiency and the therewith linked competence forms.
On the mediation difficulty of social competence in adult education/further and continuing education Problems are presented which can emerge in seminars for adults when mediating social competence. Called on are for this the results of a research work of the author on the topic of advanced vocational training in societal situations of upheaval.
Cognition, emotion and mental self-regulation: on the nascency and solution of inner conflicts The contribution provides a short overview of several results on nascency and solution of inner conflicts which in the frame of a research programme on mental self-regulation in learning processes of adults were gained. The author was head of the project and she draws practical conclusions for adult education.
Der Beitrag untersucht wie erwachsenenpädagogische Ansätze der Beratung in einer Beratungssendung mit dem Schwerpunkt Lebenshilfe im Fernsehen aufgegriffen werden und interpretiert diese massenmedialen Angebote mit Begriffen der Erwachsenenpädagogik kritisch.
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.
