Interesse und Zeit sind für den Austausch und die Kommunikation zwischen den Angehörigen von Wissenschaft und Praxis in der Erwachsenenbildung erforderlich, findet die Autorin dieses Beitrags. Sie zeigt anhand zweier Beispiele auf, wie der Transfer zwischen den beiden Feldern erfolgreich gelingen kann.
Successful communication – i.e. reaching an understanding between speaker and listener – depends on the content and its format, the personality of the speaker, but also on the form and presentation of the content. Especially in situations of learning and teaching, the voice of the speaker plays an important role in the presentation of the content of teaching and learning. Some ways of speaking may render unwanted effects and may be seen as distracting. It is important to note, however, that all…
In the last years the issue of adult literacy has gained international and national importance – not least due to the comparative surveys IALS, ALL, and PIAAC, conducted by the OECD. The result was a series of developments in education policy, in particular regarding the promotion and financing of adult literacy programmes. Based on country reports, the present article provides internationally comparative insight into the discussion regarding the promotion and financing of adult literacy progra…
European countries, North America and Japan are strongly affected by demographic change and ageing populations. In these countries a discourse emerged about using the potentials of older people and the role of lifelong learning in this process. This text focuses on international results of further educational participation of older people and outlines concepts of learning in later life in Germany.
In dieser international-vergleichenden Studie über das Bildungsmonitoring zum Lebenslangen Lernen werden Fragen nach den Steuerungswirkungen supra- und internationaler Organisationen wie EU und OECD bei der Implementierung ihrer bildungspolitischen Ansätze in drei europäischen Staaten (Deutschland, Griechenland, Finnland) untersucht. Dabei kommen die im Rahmen einer outputorientierten Steuerung eingesetzten Steuerungsinstrumente, wie Bildungsmonitoring und -berichterstattung, und deren Auswirku…
