Publically funded adult education has rarely contributed to the increase of educational equality. Often enough, it has been beneficial to those who had already enjoyed their share of education and employment. The author reflects on the German post-war history of continuing education and identifies several cycles of financial distribution. The initial focus of adult education was on educationally ambitious citizens. Based on a socio-political motivation, the learning of employees became increasi…
An essential task for administrative staff in adult education is to develop and offer courses. In the field of economic education (basic education), there exist only very few offers and didactic material. Hence, there is a great demand to describe requirements concerning competencies to be taught in this area. Such requirements for competencies may serve as a base for the development of courses in adult education. This article explores the questions on which requirements concerning competencies…
Vielfältige Formen der Wissenschaftskommunikation haben sich etabliert – darunter der ›Science Slam‹ als ein Format, welches aktuelle Ansprüche an den Bereich der Wissenschaftskommunikation abbildet. Als Forschungsgegenstand dient es Maria Stimm dazu, zwei bisher eher für sich stehende Bereiche zu verschränken: Wissenschaftskommunikation und Erwachsenenbildung. Die Studie arbeitet die zentrale Bedeutung heraus, die die Begegnung von Wissensstrukturen für die Wissenschaftskommunikation hat, und …
