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…
In federal Germany the political responsibility for educational planning and research subsidies is newly under discussion. The keyword is „decartelization“. Leibniz association’s vice-president pleads for more interlacing instead of decartelization.
Ist die Theoriedebatte am Ende, oder kann und sollte sie belebt werden und wie sollte sie geführt werden? Die Aufsätze des REPORT greifen Theorieansätze auf, die sich mit den Möglichkeiten erwachsenenpädagogischen Handelns beschäftigen, diskutieren forschungstheoretische Fragen, die sich aus einer international werdenden Erwachsenenbildungsforschung ergeben und geben Anstöße für neue Theoriediskussionen.
Die gerechte Gestaltung des Bildungssystems wird von Politikern, allen voran Bildungsministerin Schavan, immer wieder als zentrale Herausforderung der Gegenwart verstanden. In diesem Zusammenhang hat das BMBF jüngst gemeldet, dass die öffentlichen Bildungsausgaben 2010 erstmals die 100 Milliarden Euro überstiegen haben. Es ist nur eine der Fragen dieses Heftes, ob die öffentlichen Ausgaben für Weiterbildung mehr Gerechtigkeit schaffen. Wir fragen grundsätzlicher, was Bildungsgerechtigkeit überh…
Education and equity are certainly central issues of educational research as well as topics of controversial public debate. On the one hand, Social Justice and Inequality Research focus on adult education, on the other hand adult education addresses the subject itself. Through the re-analysis of organizational structural data gathered from adult education providers in the state of Hesse, Germany, this article takes a closer look at the field of adult education. It aims to examine participation …
How does knowledge come into science of adult education? The research undertaking of the author is sketched, in which an honouring of publications and the time-line of the lasting acknowledgement is to be explored.
The so-called Q-sorting operation is an unknown research method, hardly known as a pedagogically-oriented research method, typically used to compile complex responses and attitudes from a subjective perspective. The following article examines the question whether the Q-sorting methodology might also be implemented as a practical collection instrument to evaluate teacher beliefs in the context of professional development for educators. In particular, it will be examined whether an index formatio…
In the field of economic innovation research, “clusters” (geographical concentrations of related companies) are of great importance due to their extreme productivity and innovation. Seen from the perspective of this type of innovation research, this article presents possible mechanisms which could stand in the path of regional cooperation. Geographical proximity is not enough to spark successful cooperation. The article identifies indifference as a central hurdle on the path to regional coopera…
For the third time, the DIE-Trendanalyse presents structures, processes and results of adult and further education. The book is based on facts and figures from educational research and national reports on education. By gathering and presenting data from various sources, the book will provide the necessary prerequisites for decision making in politics and practice. The book allows insights in trends in areas of adult education such as supply and demand, participation, personnel and staff, and fi…
It is controversial whether vocational basic and continuing education is substitutable or complementary. This report approaches the issue from an entrepreneurial perspective with a special focus on company sizes and provides empirical results on the basis of the IAB-Betriebspanel (representative employer survey). The valuations of a bivariate probit model also indicate the dependency of complementary and substitutional correlations on the individual company size.
