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„Click and Type“ – new ways into the empirical practice On theory and practice of online researches It is still relatively unsettled what online research resp. online questionaires are and what effects these instruments have on the entire research process. On the basis of different sources and experiences from own projects this contribution goes into the matter of the single einzelnen effects online research from different perspectives, such as e. g. the options of figuration, the warranty…
Der REPORT thematisiert Netzwerke unter vier Aspekten, die in der Diskussion aktuell bedeutsam sind: die Beziehung zwischen Netzwerken und soziologisch orientierten Institutionalisierungsdebatten, die systemreflexive Evaluation von Netzwerkarbeit, die konkrete Realisierung von Netzwerken mit Bezug auf verbindende Themen und die Problematik der Verstetigung und Nachhaltigkeit von Netzwerken. Die Beiträge des Hefte nehmen Bezug auf die laufende wissenschaftliche Diskussion, aber auch auf die konk…
Research on participation on the topic learning resistance A concept of participative research and its results The research methods and results from a subproject on learning resistance are introduced, which came into being in the framework of a research project of a Hamburg adult education institutions on self-directed learning and social milieus.
Um wissenschaftliche Aussagen über die Wirkung von Lehr- und Lernprozessen zu gewinnen, sind empirische Forschungen unerlässlich. Ekkehard Nuissl vermittel das hierfür notwendige Grundwissen. Der Studientext ist anwendungsorientiert und folgt im Aufbau dem Vorgehen, das bei der Durchführung eines jeden Forschungsprojekts zu beachten ist. Von der Ausgangsfrage über die Datenerhebung bis hin zur Präsentation der Ergebnisse führt der Autor Schritt für Schritt durch den Forschungsprozess. Der St…
Can the benefit derived from a course in further education be measured? Which methodological considerations are to be taken into account? It must be defined first of all which indicators are supposed to indicate the benefit. Evaluators and stakeholders must agree on set points. Data have to be collected using the methods of qualitative as well as quantitative research. Under evaluation aspects, anecdotic evidence has no value. At the end of the article, the author sums up four basic methods of …
In PIAAC the assessed basic skill problem solving in technology-rich environments connects two different competences: problem solving and dealing with media. Based on a closer examination of this construct and related concepts the comparison of the terms shows overlaps as well as differences which also come into effect in their operationalization. A comparative analysis of the PIAAC instruments with instruments to assess media literacy, media competence or digital competence illustrates the dif…
This article presents results of a national medical impact analysis of relaxation and stress-management courses. The impact on health was examined on 132 persons at 40 adult colleges (VHS) at the beginning and end of courses as well as three months thereafter. The courses attained high levels of satisfaction among the participants and significantly improved health-related quality of life, psychological and physical ailments, and this effect remained three months after the end of the course as w…
The term »valorization« has gained a wide distribution by the EU support programme of vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci). The author points to the prospective that the term will soon be able to establish itself in other educational areas. Valorization can be described as a process of dissemination and utilization of project results with the aim of optimizing their value, increasing their impact and integrating them into training systems. A correlatively strategy shall be existent in projec…
