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This paper draws on three data sources – a national survey from Germany of adult literacy and numeracy skills (leo. – Level-One Study), the OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competences (PIAAC), and case studies of workplaces in England – to argue for a greater focus by policymakers and researchers on the literacy demand experienced by adults. We consider the heterogeneity of the population of adults deemed functionally illiterate by large-scale national and internatio…
While political education appears to be of secondary importance in the national grants policy, on the European plane it is coming to a new blossoming. The European ministers of education are working towards a joint educational planning programme and are looking for common aims in political education. The pertinent grants programmes are a rich source of for good practice. In cross-section tasks the intertwining of political education and political development manifests itself. Monika…
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Aktuelle Aspekte und Trends von Internationalisierung der Erwachsenenbildung werden in den Beiträgen und im DIE-Gespräch zum Heftthema beleuchtet: Agnieszka Bron beschreibt Internationale Erwachsenenbildung als Wissenschaftsdisiplin, Peter Jarvis skizziert Vor- und Nachteile des internationalen Lern- und Wissensmarktes im Zeichen neuer Technologien ein, Sergio Haddad schildert Themen, Schwerpunkte und die Auswirkungen von Globalisierung auf die Erwachsenenbildung in Lateinamerika, Carolyn Meder…
