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In his text, the author traces six predominant viewpoints in the USA in relation to adult education and at the same time develops an overall picture of US-American adult education.
The high mortality rate among Lesotho’s younger generation, caused by disruptions such as chronic illnesses and other socio-economic and cultural changes, has led older adults to become caregivers. This paper reports on the experiences of older adults regarding their caregiving role during times of disruption. It further reveals how older adults have learned about their role as caregivers. Adult learning theories were reviewed and used to interpret the results of the study. The interpretive par…
The reorientation of vocational further education through the Hartz laws, with their introduction of education vouchers, the drastic cutting of expenses for vocational education and complementing orders issued by the Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (federal head institution of employment exchanges) add to an increase in unemployment: institutions in Further Education must reduce their numbers of courses, close down branch offices, and dismiss employees; holders of education vouchers remain without fur…
Nachdem die Europäische Union in den vergangenen Dekaden Einfluss auf die Bildungssysteme ihrer Mitgliedsstaaten genommen hat, zeichnet sich die Herausbildung einer eigenständigen europäischen Erwachsenenbildungspolitik ab. Der Studientext will zu einem tieferen Verständnis dieser Entwicklungen beitragen. Hierfür werden die zentralen Inhalte, Akteure und Instrumente der europäischen Bildungspolitik vorgestellt. Anhand der Diskussion zentraler Begriffe wird darüber hinaus die Vielschichtigkeit d…
