Lebensweltorientierung von Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung bedeutet auch, sich der Unterschiede der Lebenswelten von Lernenden und Lehrenden gewahr zu werden. Die reflektierte Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Unterschiedlichkeit ist pädagogisch voraussetzungsreich, dennoch aber, so der Autor, ein notwendiger Schritt einer weitergehenden Professionalisierung in der Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung.
Über einen Zeitraum von acht Jahren hinweg sind mit Förderung des Bundes Instrumente und Verfahren entwickelt worden, mit denen sich erwachsenenpädagogische Kompetenzen Lehrender bilanzieren und anerkennen lassen. Diese Inventare firmieren unter »GRETA– kompetent handeln in Training, Kurs und Seminar«. In dem vorliegenden Beitrag reflektiert das GRETA-Konsortium, bestehend aus sieben deutschlandweit tätigen Weiterbildungsverbänden und dem DIE, den erreichten Stand zu Projektende und erschließt …
Within the federal programme »On-Site Learning«, the General Bureau of Education in Aachen is responsible for the municipal coordination of educational counselling in ten communities. The presented three-pillar model includes the qualification of educational counsellors, training for educational guides for and the compass training guidance as an associated information medium. The concept aims at improving the transparency of publicly accessible educational counselling as well as approaching edu…
Learning along biographical and career changes Based on a biographical sample from adult education centres (VHS), this article discusses the concept of research on learning environments. The factors for success will be evaluated together with reflections on how to prepare for an executive position in such institutions. This will allow for extracting conditions for learning in certain biographical settings. The challenge for learning is seen as a result of the individual’s changing reception…
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 …
Holzapfel, Günther: More self-consciousness for pedagogy! A reply to REPORT 3/2003 titled "Brain and Learning" Referring to REPORT 3/2003 with its main theme "Brain and Learning" the author criticizes tendences in pedagogy which consider some results of neuro-sciences as confirmation for a naturalistic and biologistic trend. He pleads for emphasizing those aspects of neuro-sciences which are confirmations against obsolete concepts of learning and education as an accumulation of knowledge wi…
