Over the past 15 years, a variety of approaches have been developed in (adult) education contexts to validate formal, non-formal and informal competences and thus harness them for lifelong learning purposes. Despite the development, testing and evaluation of appropriate procedures as well as process-accompanying research and procedural clarification processes, a nationwide implementation can not be observed. It can be deduced from these findings that the low degree of implementation of correspo…
Methodogical deliberations on network analyses The network analysis as an empirical examination method for gathering social relationships is presently gaining increasing dissemination in different branches of study and fields. In the contribution network analysis basic approaches are the framework for reference and analysis for research works in the field of adult education are illuminated. In doing so a special focus is placed on the development of adequate examination concepts. Concluding …
Tangled up in learning stories On the basis of the film „Entre of les Murs“ of Laurent Cantet education processes are described as integral aspects of the subjective relationship to the life-world of humans. The consequences for adult education are to generate more exact and up-to-date knowledge about the achievements of the subjects, in which they transform the social requirements into their own learning projects.
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 …
Looking at consultancy for European project work, the article reveals the common obstacles and success factors for cooperative ventures between adult education institutions as part of EU funding programmes. The author recommends paying particular attention to all the parties' interests to ensure there is joint ownership.
Scientific Education This issue combines empirical and conceptual access points to research of an area of education which has been for the most part neglected by continuing education: What role does natural science knowledge play in the context of informal and non-formal learning processes of adults? And what impetus can be derived for the structure and design of teaching-learning arrangements in other areas? This issue provides insight into specific issues, providing a contribution to inter…
Competing for Third-party Funds. Development strategies for adult education providers. Which strategic opportunities are available for adult education providers which would like to successfully attract sponsors on the third-party funds market? This article distinguishes four concepts according to an organisational theoretical perspective which are widely accepted in practice and only partially combined: (a) „flexible specialization“: the purpose is to increase the reaction period of content-bas…
Handeln und Forschen werden oftmals getrennt gedacht, doch sind sie in vielen Tätigkeitsfeldern der Erwachsenenbildung miteinander verbunden. Professionelles erwachsenenpädagogisches Handeln basiert nicht nur auf theoretischem Wissen, sondern erfordert auch eigene Forschungstätigkeit. In diesem Lehrbuch erläutern die Autorinnen den Zusammenhang von Handeln und Forschen. Dabei wird das Potenzial von Forschen und Forschung für die erwachsenenpädagogische Praxis wie auch für die individuelle Profe…
Welche Rolle übernehmen Programmplanende, Fachbereichs- und Einrichtungsleitungen im gegenwärtigen digitalen Wandel der organisierten Weiterbildung? Auf der Basis von Ergebnissen der Evaluationsstudie zu einer Qualifizierungsreihe diskutieren der Autor und die Autorin deren spezifische Funktion und die Bedarfe, die sich für die zukünftige Professionalisierung abzeichnen.
Die in der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung e. V. (ANU) versammelten Einrichtungen und Akteure bieten Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) und Umweltbildung unterschiedlichster Formen an. Wie BNE in Einrichtungen wie Kommunen strukturell verankert werden kann, zeigen die Autorinnen anhand von systematischen Überlegungen und Praxisbeispielen.
