Beyond Senior Education

In this article we explore the challenges of learning in later life, in particular intergenerational or cross generational learning for the future. Looking to the policy of the European Union (EU), in particular to lifelong learning, we see how the notion for intergenerational and intercultural learning has been embedded more and more into policy. The question is if this makes sense, or better: how will it make sense? Senior education is transforming in intergenerational learning – intergenerat…

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Intergenerationelle Bildung

Intergenerational learning can be considered as a chance for institutions of adult education. Besides explicitly planned courses for different generations, intergenerational learning opportunities also take place incidentally in the educational work in seminars and courses, when the participants belong to different age groups. In both cases, the question arises how to arrange those courses didactically in order to support intergenerational learning processes. Based on systematic considerations …

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Generationen im Dialog

Individualisierung und Segmentierung in der Gesellschaft scheinen auf den ersten Blick nur bedingt zu einem verstärkten Bedürfnis nach Kommunikation geführt zu haben. Dies liegt weniger an Desinteresse als an fehlenden Ansatzpunkten, Räumen und Formen für soziale Verständigung. Erwachsenenbildung bietet geeignete Möglichkeiten, Dialoge zu inszenieren, wo sie alltäglich nicht mehr selbstverständlich stattfinden. Der Austausch zwischen Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Altersgruppen erlaubt dabei be…

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