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Continuing higher education: International comparison of organisation and business areas While the relevance of lifefelong learning is growing internationally and is reflected in a changing and growing range of programme and course structures, German continuing higher education (CHE) institutions are unable to use this increased relevance to strengthen their own positions. An international comparison of CHE in six countries shows that types of organisation, responsibilities and the range of…
Learning from other countries? International perspectives on participation in continuing education at schools of higher learning This article adopts an international comparative perspective to identify the conditions favouring or impeding participation in university continuing education and seeks to answer the question of what we can learn from other countries. To this end, data selected from seven countries through secondary statistical analyses is presented and systematically compared to t…
The product clinic – a method to plan demand-oriented planning of courses and programmes for continuing higher education Continuing higher education is facing the challenge of having to react to heterogenous target groups and having to position itself in the competitive market of further education. In order to be able to plan demand-oriented programms for further education, knowledge of the addressees´ specific educational needs is required. Product clinics as an innovative method of market …
This third edition of the DIE Portrait Continuing Education in Germany has been extensively revised to include up-to-date figures on such key areas of continuing education as numbers of courses offered, participants, institutions and staff employed. The volume also outlines the history of German adult education and provides information on its basis in law and funding matters. Educational researchers, planners, administrators and practitioners, will thus obtain a thorough insight into the conti…
The country portrait in the English language gives a brief but comprehensive insight into Denmark’s further education system. It outlines the legal foundations, describes the adult education institutions and provides information on participants and personnel (incl. statistical material). The portrait is completed with explanations relating to financing, international contacts and university establishments. It also reports extensively on the most recent changes in Danish adult education after th…
With this Portrait Adult Education the DIE presents an updated edition of its previous Country Reports. It contains an outline of the history of adult education in Germany, provides information on its legal basis and funding structures and supplies recent statistical data on adult education offers, institutions and staff. Portrait Adult Education offers researchers, students and practitioners dense and clear information on the current system as well as on future trends and prospects of German a…
Der Länderbericht informiert über die aktuelle Situation der Erwachsenenbildung in Griechenland. Er enthält einen historischen Überblick, eine Darstellung des gesellschaftspolitischen Kontexts und zeigt die charakteristischen Strukturen des griechischen Weiterbildungssystems auf. Weiterführende Literatur, ein Glossar mit speziellen griechischen Fachausdrücken und eine Adressenliste ergänzen den Bericht.
