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Das Buch bietet einen Überblick über das österreichische Bildungswesen und historische Aspekte der Entwicklung der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung sowie über die aktuelle Situation der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung in Österreich. Es informiert über die rechtlichen Grundlagen, Mechanismen der Steuerung, Institutionen, Qualitätssicherung, Finanzierung, Angebote und Teilnahme sowie über Berufsfeld und Professionalisierung, Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung im tertiären Sektor und die internationale V…
Production and communication in adult- and further education research Since years questions of adult education and further education are worked on by research in Switzerland. Also the universities participate. Based on recherches it is debated, whether this research practice has lead to a creation of a social field which enables the continuity of discourse, the accumulation of knowledge, the formation of functional standards and the chances of acquiring reputation.
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.
Fachlicher Austausch und Kooperation zwischen österreichischen und deutschen Erwachsenenbildner/inne/n findet in Wissenschaft und Praxis statt. Doch was wissen deutsche Fachkolleg/inn/en über die punktuellen Kontakte hinaus über das Weiterbildungssystem in unserem Nachbarland Österreich? Welche finanziellen und rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen bestimmen das Handeln? Wie ist die Lage der in der österreichischen Weiterbildung tätigen Fachkräfte? Und welche aktuellen Entwicklungen und Herausforderung…
Der REPORT berichtet über Frauenbildung und Frauenarbeit aus zwei Perspektiven. Die Texte beleuchten die Inhalte von Erwachsenenbildung, die für Frauen gedacht sind, und sie berichten aus der Perspektive der Frauen, die in der Erwachsenenbildung beschäftigt sind.
This article aims at analyzing the consequences of using educational monitoring data for adult education research. Refering to the Statistics on German “Volkshochschulen” (Adult Education Centers) the advantages and challenges that the usage of educational monitoring data brings for research purposes are shown. This is made explicit by focussing on the research project “Governance structures and educational performance profiles in adult education organizations” (GLOW) and discussing the empiric…
The article focuses on an empirical desideratum of research on teaching and learning in adult education – the planning of courses. The planning of courses is a complex decision-making process, which influences the teaching and learning behavior. Empirical findings of schoolteachers’ planning and results of interviews with trainers in adult education are used to identify elements and potential factors that influenced planning behavior. Based on this, the article develops research prospects and a…
Complaints about the governmental withdrawal from public responsibility for adult education are most common nowadays. The "retrospects" shows how the perception of public responsibility during the last three decades of the 20th century has changed in the mirror of different political guidelines and an altering public interest in adult education.
