Die Finanzierung der öffentlich geförderten Weiterbildung unterliegt seit einigen Jahren einem fundamentalen Wandel. Vor allem im Zuge eines merklichen Rückgangs öffentlicher Fördermittel und eines dadurch verschärften Wirtschaftlichkeitsdrucks bei der Planung von Bildungsangeboten gewinnen die Befürchtungen eines Strukturabbaus in der Weiterbildung an Kontur. Aber stimmt diese Einschätzung mit den statistischen Indikatoren überein? Im Rahmen einer vorsichtig interpretierenden Analyse wird der…
While the calls to take more notice of the significance of migration for adult education are loud and clear, notably little attention is paid to them with regard to work on categories. In adult education, fundamental theoretical work on definitions of “migration” is still far from complete. Even though individual studies deal with the term, it seems that attempts to clarify categories remain scarce. If adult education research on migration has a genuine interest in examining the risks of the hi…
The article points out the need and the direction of changes in points of view, the planning and the character of programmes, the role of teachers and the organizational structures regarding the further development of the German Adult Education Institute „Volkshochschule“. Schneider identifies development processes towards a customer-oriented institution as balancing out different interests of different learners, clients and cooperation partners, and education management as a new competence of …
Adult education centers (“Volkshochschulen”) realize their educational mission nationwide, in a wide range of educational topics and for all citizens. In order to foster equal participation opportunities for all population groups, they face the challenge of adapting their work to social developments. Organizational approaches such as diversity management and intercultural opening provide a framework that considers different levels of continuing education work and discusses their contribution to…
Program analyses are considered as genuine methods of research in further education. The basic understanding is that innovation is not only an invention of new methods, but also an implementation of existing methods in new ways. The most important approaches of program analysis will be presented and discussed concerning their alteration. This is also relevant for qualitative research in further education in general.
How does knowledge come into science of adult education? The research undertaking of the author is sketched, in which an honouring of publications and the time-line of the lasting acknowledgement is to be explored.
The article deals with the importance of decision-making processes referring to professional practices in career counseling and continuing counseling. Based on an empirical analysis of specific details the process of counseling is being illustrated. Parts of this analysis are the counseling interviews that were selected and provided by the consultant him- or herself. Therefore the counseling interviews represent the common practice of the counseling process. The analysis was conducted as an ana…
