In the context of lifelong learning, adults are increasingly being viewed from a biographical perspective. This article takes a look at how differently – and in some cases inconsistently – adults are construed as biographical subjects in education policy, in educational practice, and in research on adult education. It argues that to even begin to examine the processes and practices of biographical subjectification that take place in adult and continuing education, biographical research must be …
The reference to “classical” authors dominates the literature on organizational learning to an extent which is comparably large within the field of organizational sciences. After briefly reviewing the state of the art of theories of organizational learning, this article introduces a new model of organizational learning which builds on Knud Illeris’ “learning triangle”. Basically, it adopts the general structure of this triangle and transforms the crucial concepts of Illeris’ approach to analogo…
The ability to analyze and understand classroom situations through the eyes of not only teachers but also students can be seen as a crucial aspect of teachers’ professional competence. Even though video case-based learning is considered to have great potential for the promotion of analytical competence of teachers (i.e., becoming immersed in student and teacher perspectives as well as applying conceptual knowledge to better understand classroom situations), only a few studies have investigated …
Im vorliegenden Heft werden in gebotener Kürze einige neuere Ansätze und Ergebnisse der Teilnahme- und Motivationsforschung in der Weiterbildung vorgestellt. Die Zahl der Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema ist insgesamt begrenzt, auch wenn es noch einige weitere Arbeiten außer den hier präsentierten gibt: Teilnahme-, Beteiligungs- und Motivationsforschung sind in der Regel empirisch aufwändige und teure Verfahren. Umso wichtiger ist es, dass hier durchaus neuere, interessante Ergebnisse vorliegen.
Within the process of socio-political transition adult education is an important tool for Eastern Europeans to orientate themselves in their rapidly changing social environment and to find new professional perspectives. Nevertheless, there are many obstacles blocking the way to the participation of all ethnic groups of the former Soviet Union in adult education courses. The article intends to show that besides various objective reasons, e.g. the disastrous economical situation, there are sever…
Teaching is fun. But teaching and learning situations bear the potential for conflict. With this book, the author elaborates on potential catalysts for conflict and provides strategies to professionally cope with these situations. While presenting best practice examples, he ponders alternative courses of action and delivers help for confident and competent teaching. The author also conveys concise background information on group processes. Because of its practical relevance, the book is not onl…
The article provides an education-theoretical reflection of spaces for teaching and learning in education centres. Adult education is defined as a »learning process concerning everyday life«, which requires particular architectural adjustments. In this context, Joachim Ludwig stresses that architecture is by far more than a simple arrangement of building material. Room structures rather contain a »significance« which has a great influence on the »standard of living« for learners as well as teac…
Der Autor stellt acht zentrale Kriterien der Gestaltung kompetenzentwickelnder Lehre vor, die einerseits auf Basis einer Literaturrecherche und Beforschung, andererseits auf Erfahrungen im Bereich der Beratung und Gestaltung entsprechender Lernangebote in Bildungsinstitutionen fußen. Diese Kriterien dekliniert er anschaulich vor dem Hintergrund eines kleinen Lernangebotes durch, welches in der Erwachsenenbildung durchaus denkbar ist: einem Fotokurs für Anfänger.
Welche Kompetenzen benötigen Bürgerinnen und Bürger, wenn es um den Umgang mit digitalen Medien geht? Der Autor zeichnet Unterscheidungen von Medienkompetenz und Medienbildung nach und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass neben Kompetenzen in der Anwendung kritisch-reflexive Elemente im Umgang mit digitalen Medien vermittelt werden sollten.
