"Introduction into adult education“ Constitution of object and theory perspectives in the medium of a specific literature genre The contribution analyses in an observation of second order the specific method, with which the newly "introduction into adult education“ is constituted its object and thereby brings to bear a special perspectivity. The four analysed introductions make a topic of adult education as a double search move, as professional learning intercede, of learning as an institut…
Several paradoxes of a constructivistical didactics The problem of the transfer of constructivistical insights into didactical action models – theoretical and practical reflections In the following, four central theses of the radical constructivism insight are worked out, which show gains as well as contradictions from this perspective of adult didactical action. A concluding bottom line goes into the matter of the question of how viable constructivism is for didactical action.
Constructivism as a legitimation for self-directed learning with new media? Constructivism does not seldomly only serve primarily the legitimation of current "teaching-learning-technologies". So the conclusion of "constructivism legitimizes self-directed learning and therefore learning with new media" in the media-didactical literature is wide spread. The present text shall investigate, whether these are logical conclusions or whether they are "short circuits". For this the relation of const…
Organisation psychological profit for adult education using the example of "quality" In this contribution organisation psychological theory concepts and empirical methods are used for the current problem of educational institutions of providing a "quality proof" – in the sense of the implementation of quality management systems -, in order to maintain the continuity of their promotion. Before, the organisational psychology is sketched in its extension level, its methods and its reception beh…
Consequences from subject-orientated research: questions to a media- and adult didactical requirement Based on empirical results that are currently available on subject-scientific basis on e-learning, the author wants to pose questions to media- and adult didactical set-ups. He asks these questions pointedly by bringing the “burning glass-thesis” up for discussion. Thereby it needs to be clarified, which characteristics justify a specific media-didactical discussion. Because these specific r…
Theoretical basics of a gender equal didactics Substantiations and consequences The contribution makes a subject of discussion the significance of the category gender for theoretical basics of didactical approaches in adult education. Structural gender characterize the adult education research, the institutions, the educational situations, the educational apprehension as well as the people participating with the educational actions and the worlds of their lives. These conditions for outco…
Profession-biographical formation competence and deliberation on these On national as well as on international level (OECD) there are currently deliberations on the subsequent study for adults (for example PIAAC study of OECD). Besides the rather cognitive domains such as for example literacy, numeracy or problem solving, it proves as significant primarily the survey of vocation biographical formation competence of adults against the background of the labour market political changes and t…
From gender related education via the gender mainstreaming to the gender competence The different participation of women and men in adult education gives clues for their different circumstances in life and attributions that have a hierarchic impact concerning the gainful employment and securing of financial existence. These gender typical contexts are traditionally subject matter part of the women's movement or gender related educational work that took up a large space in the adult education…
