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The new jargon of normative pedagogy Empirical results of the normativity problem of constructivistical adult didactics The present contribution attends to the normativity problem of the constructivistical adult didactics. For this a research design is introduced which facilitate an empirical analysis of ethical implications (1). When one regards the relocation of non-pedagogical terms in adult pedagogy, transformation examples can be seen, which is a central result in the analysis carried …
Most learning activities in continuing education are assigned to enterprise-provided continuing vocational training. There is wide-spread interest in this field and its development. But many researchers point out that the theoretical and conceptual foundations for researching and shaping this field are not adequately unfolded. The variety of enterprise-provided continuing vocational training requires approaches, which allow for differentiation between diverse realities and interests of actors. …
As a priority of education policy Lifelong Learning implies flexible individual learning pathways in different settings. Within the demographic change and the demand of higher skills higher education qualifications become increasingly important to reach employment, why higher education institutions need to open up against new target groups. This article focuses on further education offered by higher education institutions and intends to give a picture of the current demand and supply. Empirical…
This book gives an overview of central aspects of Adult Education and Training in Cyprus in an attempt to sketch out the country’s profile in the field. Based on empirical findings from a current research project, Maria Gravani and Alexandra Ioannidou present a range of data and information regarding the historical development of Adult and Continuing Eeducation in the island, the adult education and training institutions, financing, provision, participation, staff and professionalism, quality a…
With this article, the author (of the Institute of International Cooperation, an institution within the German Adult Education Association, IIZ/DVV) opens up a readers’ discussion in this publication on the subject of education and the EU extension. In his article, an overview of the points of discussion is given. After the breakdown of the socialist societies in the middle and Eastern European countries, educational facilities suffered a severe loss of authority. This has only partly been ba…
Die Kooperation von (Weiter-)Bildungseinrichtungen gilt als zentrale Strategie, um den Herausforderung in Stadt und Land zu begegnen. Auf diese Weise können Kompetenzen und Ressourcen gebündelt werden, um komplexe Aufgaben zu bewältigen, mit denen die einzelnen Einrichtungen überfordert wären. Auch Wirtschaft und Politik haben längst erkannt, dass gut ausgebildete Menschen bzw. gute Weiterbildungsoptionen wichtige Standortfaktoren sind – und beziehen diese in Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung mit …
Der Aufschwung des Themas „Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung“ hält ungebrochen an. So gibt es zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen von Forschungsergebnissen aus dem Förderschwerpunkt „Forschung und Entwicklung zur Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung Erwachsener“ des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF). In diesem Förderschwerpunkt, der in diesem Jahr ausläuft (2007–2012), konnte intensive Grundlagenforschung geleistet werden, deren jüngste Ergebnisse in dieser Ausgabe des REPORT vorgestel…
Educational and Learning Research Based on three texts from the founding editors from the years 1985, 2000 and 2005, in this contribution, past as well as current scientific objectives of empirical educational and learning research, their embedding in theoretical contexts as well as methodical approaches are assessed and supplemented by further references from the author. Albeit the end results of the two founding fathers are, in the various years, rather sobering, it seems fruitful to thin…
Computer aided data analysis in the qualitative adult education research Experiences with the software MAXqda 2 and Atlas.ti The qualitative social research has various different programmes to choose from when evaluating data which can make the systemization and organization of data easier. In the contribution two works from research in adult education and respective usage of software for qualitative data analysis are exemplarily discussed. Thereby especially the process of the (network) …
