The report covers approaches for research and modeling an orientation to social spaces of educational facilities in synergy with real-world oriented search for education. According to the author, it is based on four central categories: living environments, educational spaces, thematic portals and learning cultures. The analyses of educational participation in social spaces from a meso and macro didactical perspective, based on educational theories, can support the identification of educational …
Educational training frameworks have been implemented throughout the entire world since the 1980s in reaction to educational training policy exigencies and the need for economic reforms. This article makes systematic distinctions between educational training frameworks and describes specific national forms. By the same token, it is evident that the systematic inclusion of general, vocational and university educational training has been sought more or less throughout the world in order to make…
PISA for adults? Remarks about the consequences of PISA for adult education The PISA results shown by the OECD for the school area also have consequences for adult education. For the development of adult education itself but also for a holistic concept of lifelong learning it will be of importance to be able to refer to specific international comparative results. The contribution describes measures of policies of adult education that were initiated following the PISA results and it scetches…
In-company further education causes direct and indirect costs that can be divided up between employers and employees in different ways. The article provides an overview of a number of financing models of in-company further education, presenting empirical results of various surveys conducted in enterprises. Not only range of and participation in further education is dealt with, but also the height and composition of further education costs, the timing of qualifying measures, employees’ paying a …
Since the formation of regional entities in the modern age, the concept of „region“ has been interpreted in different ways. While in the after-war years attempts at strengthening structurally weak regions by attracting industry from without (the „exogenous“ strategy) were successful, nowadays the „endogenous“ strategy is becoming relevant, which builds on efforts from within the region. The author maintains that the success of „learning“ regions will depend on the efficiency of the regions’ edu…
Anstelle des alltäglichen Gebens und Nehmens als Teil pädagogischen Handelns sollte – so der Autor – das Lehren als Geben ohne Erwartung von Gegenleistung verstanden werden. Als Teil einer Ethik der Anerkennung führe eine solche Haltung dazu, utilitaristische Bildungsvorstellungen zu überwinden und Lernende wie Lehrende als eigenständige Subjekte anzuerkennen.
Adult education is a field that is strongly shaped by tensions between scientific and political demands. The development of competencies as well as the idea of continuing to learn throughout the whole life are topics that have been debated in science and policy for many years and are still of great importance today. This dissertation deals with the relationship between science and European education policy in adult education by analyzing scientific journal articles and political documents from …
An Fallbeispielen zeigt der Autor auf, wie Wissenschaft die Praxis von Lehrkräften der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung unterstützen kann. Wissenschaft für Praxis zu nutzen, ist kein Wert an sich, sondern Ausdruck der Verantwortung von Lehrenden für das Lernen der Teilnehmenden.
Die veränderten Anforderungen der Arbeitswelt stellen Beschäftigte vor neue Herausforderungen: Neben den klassischen Grundkompetenzen Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen werden zunehmend erweiterte administrative, technische und soziale Kompetenzen gefordert. Praxiserfahrungen aus NRW-Projekten wie MENTO pro, BasisKomNet und GrubiKomNRW können jedoch exemplarisch Wege aufzeigen, wie der Zugang in Unternehmen dennoch gelingen und Erfolge zeitigen kann.
Welche individuellen Wirkungen zeitigt Bildungsurlaub? Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass die Teilnehmenden vielfältige Wirkungen mit ihrer Teilnahme an Bildungsurlauben verbinden. Die Autorin, Mitverfasserin der Studie, stellt deren Kernergebnisse vor.
