Qualifizierte Adressatenforschung ist eine wichtige Voraussetzung für eine teilnehmer- und bedarfsorientierte Planung und Gestaltung von Weiterbildungsangeboten. Die vorliegende empirische Studie zu Weiterbildungsverhalten und -interessen der Münchner Bevölkerung erforscht aus der Perspektive der Milieuforschung erstmalig den Zusammenhang von sozialer Lage, Lebensstil und Weiterbildung in einer Metropole. Sie orientiert sich in Theorie und Empirie an neueren Arbeiten zur Sozialstruktur Deutschl…
This contribution focuses on the significance of analyzing learning processes in case-based learning in continuing education. These analyses play a crucial role in finding explanations for the lack of effective instructional interventions. Furthermore, they allow for the immediate review of assumptions on learning mechanisms. After a brief overview of data collection techniques and of the typical data structure underlying such analyses, the procedure for conducting the analysis is described. Af…
This article sheds light on cooperation between different educational fields as seen from the point of view of experts in education. The authors present the initial findings from the group discussions of a DFG project which started recently. These findings cast doubt on whether cooperation can succeed when different occupational groups know so little about one another within and outside their educational sectors. It remains to be seen whether future data expected from the project confirms the c…
One aim of the European Commission is to improve the number of graduates between 30 and 34 years to 40?% for 2020. This requirement provides the university with new material for the promotion of this target group. Current university didactic concepts, such as mentoring programs, can be used to address these challenges. The following article gives an overview of mentoring in higher education and reports on first experiences of participants in the mentoring program “MEwiSA” at the University of D…
