Can continuing university education be "internationalised"? Factors conditioning success and constraints on the export of continuing education programmes from German, Austrian and Swiss schools of higher learning In the context of a general expansion of the university sector through an ongoing differentiation and new regulatory models, the international orientation has become a key differentiating factor and quality aspect. This article shows that possibilities for greater internationalisati…
Most learning activities in continuing education are assigned to enterprise-provided continuing vocational training. There is wide-spread interest in this field and its development. But many researchers point out that the theoretical and conceptual foundations for researching and shaping this field are not adequately unfolded. The variety of enterprise-provided continuing vocational training requires approaches, which allow for differentiation between diverse realities and interests of actors. …
The article presents key findings of a study on the attitude towards education among immigrants. The study also covers interests in continuing education particularly with regard to parent education programmes.
The author from the department of further education in the political administration of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate names the trouble spots of the final report of the Expert Commission on Financing Lifelong Learning, insofar they affect the politics of the states (Laender). He outlines the implementation steps which are aimed at by Rhineland-Palatinate.
Hedonism and body cult have to be considered as social phenomena. They are an expression of the individualisaton of health behaviour and of the search for wellness. Wellness is connected with sensuality and enjoyment in many people’s minds. Health consciousness is influenced by individual experience. Health learning can incorporate wellness and the experiential dimension in a productive way.
Im Gespräch mit Prof. Dr. Marco Rieckmann von der Universität Vechta wird deutlich, dass es unterschiedliche Verständnisse von Nachhaltigkeit und unterschiedliche Zugänge zu Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) und transformativer Bildung gibt. Wie diese Zugänge aussehen und welche Kompetenzen man für und in BNE benötigt, fragte Redakteur Jan Rohwerder.
Wo stehen wir, und was erwarten wir in Sachen »Educational Technologies«? Wird Europa, wird Deutschland von den internationalen Trends abgehängt? Der Autor analysiert die aktuelle Situation der EdTech- Branche und zeigt mögliche Ansatzpunkte für eine Förderung des bildungstechnologischen Sektors.
