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Does law governing continuing education distinguish between general and vocational education? This article examines the question as to whether and in what manner applicable law governing continuing education in Germany distinguishes between general and continuing vocational education. The analysis of the historical line of development shows that this was definitely the case especially during the phase of the so-called “qualification campaign” in the 1970s and 1980s. In the present, on the ot…
The rising importance of continuing education in the knowledge-based society is undisputed, but the broad organisational and legal area of continuing education has not been surveyed adequately to date in statistical terms. This article provides an overview of the heterogeneous landscape of providers and explains the existing data situation. Following this, the problems associated with a separation between providers of vocational from general education are discussed. Finally, the current changes…
Scientific Training and Further Education on Career Guidance in International Comparison Most international experts insist that neutral and efficient career guidance can only be guaranteed by a very high professional proficiency of the counsellors. In recent years qualification offers for trainers have huge differences in both quality and contents of training. The contribution illustrates, on the basis of international studies, the efforts to establish European standards of qualifications fo…
Die zentrale These von Rosemarie Kleins Impulsreferat im Rahmen des DIE-Forums „Die unvollendete Professionalisierung der Lehrenden in der Weiterbildung“ (Bonn, 10. bis 11. Oktober 2006) lautet: „Die Veränderungen in den Aufgaben- und Kompetenzspektren der Lehrenden in der Weiterbildung sind unterschiedlich, vielfältig und von zwei grundlegenden Tendenzen geprägt: von De-Professionalisierung und Professionalisierung.“ In ihren Ausführungen bezieht sie sich auf das Feld der beruflichen Weiter…
Ahnen Building bridges, supported by further education and continuing education Transitions between education areas from an education political view The contribution analyses from an education political view how the mastery of transitions between education areas can be guided. Hereunto the author, minister of education of the state Rhineland-Palatinate, reminds of measures which were decided on in the course of this state’s presidency of the German Federal Conference of the ministers of edu…
Education for elderly people has continuously increased in significance against the background of demographic developments. Primarily the group of the “young old“ has been in the centre of scientific exploration and practical educational work. For a long time the theme old age has been shielded. The author shows development lines and blind spots of old age research and old age education and pleads for a re-orientation of the educational approach in the context of relatives care. Thereby she foc…
Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung soll im Kontext des Lebenslangen Lernens an den Hochschulen weiter ausgebaut werden, wobei der Bildung von Verbünden im BLK-Programm „Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung“ hohe Priorität eingeräumt wurde. Die Umfrage ist an einen Teil der Projekte dieses BLK-Programms gerichtet und untersucht die fördernden und hemmenden Faktoren im Prozess der Bildung von Verbünden. Die Befragten stehen dem Verbundgedanken positiv gegenüber. Ein Gewinn wird insbesondere in den Kontak…
Further education is regarded as an investment in the future, in which large parts of the population of Germany participate. However not all groups benefit from this investment in equal measure. The contribution particularly focuses on the further education situation of migrants. A subsequent subscription of the development of pedagogical concepts of deficit- and adaption orientated basic approaches from the early 1970s up to the current stronger resource- and integration orientated offers. The…
