In Nordrhein-Westfalen gibt es eine Vielzahl von spielbegeisterten Seniorentheatergruppen, die eine große Bandbreite ambitionierter Amateurtheaterarbeit zeigen. Allerdings findet die Seniorentheaterszene – anders als das Kinder- und Jugendtheater – im öffentlichen Bewusstsein bisher nur wenig Beachtung und Anerkennung. Und dies, obwohl ältere Menschen aktuell Gegenstand gesellschaftlicher und wissenschaftlicher Diskurse sind, wenn es beispielsweise um Renten- und Gesundheitsdebatten geht. Vor d…
Der vorliegende Bericht beinhaltet die Ergebnisse der bundesweiten alphamonitor-Erhebung des Deutschen Instituts für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE) zum Weiterbildungsangebot in der Alphabetisierung/Grundbildung für das Berichtsjahr 2012. Zu diesem unter bildungs- und sozialpolitischen Gesichtspunkten wichtigen Themenfeld der Erwachsenenbildung werden Daten zum Angebotsumfang in den beiden Teilbereichen, zur Teilnahme, zu den Lehrenden und zum Beratungsangebot der Einrichtungen vorgestellt. Datenbasi…
Within vocational training, small and medium-sized enterprises are confronted with various problems and challenges. Such enterprises began to initiate and organize specific continuation education programs within networks and other forms of cooperation in order to overcome these problems. This article evaluates such business networks on the basis of an empirical qualitative study focusing on the requirements and preconditions for effective cooperations.
The following report offers an insight on the theoretical and empirical issue of cultural adult education. It is understood as an institution for the refinement of the aesthetic senses which, according to Welsch, can easily become anesthetic – a situation of suspended sensitivity. A second empirical approach presents the current provisions systematized by three “Portals of Participation“. Cultural educational provisions may be attributed to the “systematic-receptive type“, the “independent-crea…
Effects of continuing education tests Continuing education tests aim at improving transparency of the quality of programmes on offer and initiating processes to improve quality at providers of continuing education. But what has the impact of continuing education tests been to date? The authors present selected results of an evaluation study. From a demand perspective, continuing education has not been transparent since the introduction of educational testing in 2002, either. 54% of the popul…
Foundation of a family as a predetermined breaking point? On the interaction of parenthood and participation in adult education and continuing education Within the context of an empirical longitudinal research project, the processes and turning points of the continuing education practise are documented and discussed in a gender-typical context of life. The survey proves the gender-typical change of the (continuing) education behaviour of men and women when they become fathers and mothers: The …
The demographic development in Germany will lead to the society servicing more older people than younger people. Against this background the contribution shows in which way institutions of communal adult education are called upon for developing specific offers that consider the different educational requirements and educational necessities of a very heterogeneous age group. By means of examples from the work at adult evening classes (Volkshochschulen) the author clarifies how contents, teaching…
Similar to the literary cafés there is the model of “philosophical cafés”. It first came into being in France in 1992 by M. Sautet. By now it is also recited by adult education. It is based on the statement “All people are philosophers“ and it animates a daily routine of philosophical discussions. With the example of the theme “joy“, the author sketches his experiences as a manager of such a café.
