In the face of accelerated structural change (“transformation society“) in-company further education can no longer just rely on familiar forms of learning and teaching. It must evolve into a form of guidance for personal development, by which managers are directed towards continuous introspection (“culture of reflection”). The author shows that such phenomena can be empirically shown to exist at this moment in time, and outlines in which way they can be seen as pedagogical communication, by way…
Rudolf interpretiert die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage, die anlässlich der Terroranschläge vom 11. September 2001 von Emnid bei 1005 Personen durchgeführt wurde. Sein Fazit: politische Bildung muss auch auf Aktualität reagieren, ohne sich die Themen von den Medien aufdrängen zu lassen. Ein Bedarf ist vorhanden.
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…
The role of regions is changing, as there is an increased tendency towards economic competition amongst them. Networking promises to provide competitive advantages. However, attempts at establishing and successfully employing networks both in the sector of private economy and in the public/communal sector meet with various problems and, notwithstanding their potential, will rather be able to provide solutions where a consensus seems realistic, whereas conflictive processes will continue to requ…
