The DIE (German Centre for Adult Education) programme “Learning in Social Spaces”, the social quarter approach is a key element of the inclusion matter. Focused on the social environment, continuing education can include the local community and the resulting participation and networking potentials. The article discusses extracts of interviews conducted with representatives of adult education centres in Berlin and Hamburg, revealing the extent of social space orientation work in the context of i…
This article examines the guidelines and objectives of political (societal) and citizenship education in Finland during the past 40 years approximately. During this relatively short period different programmes have arisen which aptly reflect changes which have taken place, in viewpoints, in the social atmosphere and in citizens’ political interests. The article is concerned with the reports of two committees, the Adult Education Committee and the Lifelong Learning Committee, since the beginning…
Klaus Pehl erstellt eine Langzeitanalyse zur Entwicklung der Teilnehmerschaft an Weiterbildungsveranstaltungen auf der Basis der im Rahmen der Volkshochschulstatistik seit 1963 ermittelten Altersstrukturdaten. Daneben zeichnet er die Bevölkerungsentwicklung Deutschlands im selben Zeitraum nach und beleuchtet den Zusammenhang zwischen Weiterbildungsteilnahme und demographischer Entwicklung.
Welche Haltung nehmen Teilnehmerlnnen zu den von ihnen besuchten Bildungsveranstaltungen ein? Wie gestalten sie ihren Bildungsprozeß im Rahmen eines bestehenden Bildungsangebotes? Wo liegen die Beweggründe für den Abbruch der Kursteilnahme, und wie werden sie von den Betroffenen gedeutet? Diesen Fragen geht die qualitative Untersuchung auf der Basis themenzentrierter offener Interviews nach. Ausgewählt wurden Studienbegleitzirkel, die im Medienverbund des Funkkollegs "Literarische Moderne" vo…
The study Competencies in Later Life (CiLL) provides, for the first time, information about central basic competencies of older adults. In doing so, two research approaches are combined. First, CiLL extends the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to the age group 66 to 80 and analyses correlations between socio-demographic factors and basic competencies assessed with the PIAAC instrument. Second, a qualitative research part shows subjective opinions of …
This contribution summarizes the most important trends in further education in Germany as they were elaborated in a secondary analytic research project of the DIE (Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenbildung – German Institute for Adult Education) in 2007. According to the study, participation in adult education in Germany is increasing after long years of decrease, even though, overall, financing of adult education has been further reduced. Cooperation as well as competition between adult educatio…
