Habit, social milieus and the quality of life, learning and teaching The contribution highlights the topic quality in adult education from the perspective of Bourdieu’s theory of the habit and the on this building concept of social milieus. Thereby attention is drawn to some aspects neglected in the discussion that are of special interest to the social actors and the ”theory of practice” which derives from them: the learners, the practical processes on the organisational level and the que…
Warum nehmen Erwachsene an Veranstaltungen der allgemeinen Bildung teil? Wie verlaufen Vermittlung und Aneignungsprozesse in der gegenwärtigen Bildungspraxis? Was bedeutet dies für die Aufgabenbestimmung und Definition von Erwachsenenbildung? Diesen Fragen wird in der qualitativen Studie auf der Basis von Interaktionsprotokollen aus über 20 Kursen der sozio-kulturellen Erwachsenenbildung nachgegangen. Die konkreten Untersuchungsergebnisse beziehen sich auf die Problembereiche - Reaktionen …
The performance of education systems is significantly influenced by the quality of teaching/learning processes. On the basis of empirical research, the programme for evidencebased educational research also contributes to improving the quality of teaching/learning processes. Hereby, new requirements for the insight of educational research as well as for the accelerated transfer of research findings into politics and practice have been formulated. Currently, the programme is strongly criticised b…
The article focuses on an empirical desideratum of research on teaching and learning in adult education – the planning of courses. The planning of courses is a complex decision-making process, which influences the teaching and learning behavior. Empirical findings of schoolteachers’ planning and results of interviews with trainers in adult education are used to identify elements and potential factors that influenced planning behavior. Based on this, the article develops research prospects and a…
Konfuzius war Gelehrter und Begründer des Konfuzianismus, Erziehungsphilosoph und Lehrer. Dem lebenslangen Lernen kommt nach Konfuzius ein zentraler Stellenwert zu. Nach ihm macht erst das Lernen den Menschen zum Menschen.
Teachers’ knowledge about teaching methods is an important facet of adult education teachers’ pedagogical/psychological knowledge (PPK). The authors examine whether and how this knowledge is correlated with the educational background and the teaching experience of N?=?212 adult education teachers. The results point to a positive correlation between the amount of further training concerning the topic teaching and learning and the knowledge about teaching methods. Moreover, teachers with a focal …
The article focuses on the characteristics of the virtual seminar form of »online group learning«. The online programme »Marketing for Continuing Educators« , which is part of the correspondence course »Adult Education« by the Distance & Independent Studies Centre at the technical University of Kaiserslautern, indicates the course of seminars of this sort. The role and function of presenting this type of seminar is particularly analyzed. Also, critical issues such as the anonymity of individual…
The article focuses on innovative school architecture used as a source of inspiration for adult educational building projects. Frauke Burgdorff uses the examples of the Orestad College, Geschwister-Scholl Comprehensive School in Lünen, the group of private schools »SBW-Lernhäuser« as well as the Danish Munkegaard Skole to show different responses of architecture to the individual educational concept.
Der Raum und das Lernen erwachsener Menschen stehen in einem engen, jedoch von Wissenschaft und Praxis der Erwachsenenbildung bislang weitgehend vernachlässigten Verhältnis. Dies hat zur Folge, dass die Architektur von Weiterbildungseinrichtungen Lehr-/ Lernprozesse oft nicht ausreichend unterstützt. Pädagogen und Architekten, so der Tenor der auf den folgenden Seiten versammelten Beiträge, müssen deshalb bereits bei den ersten Planungsprozessen bessere Dialog- und Kooperationsformen entwickeln…
