Netzwerke bekommen in der Weiterbildung eine immer größer werdende Bedeutung. Nicht zuletzt wird durch verschiedene bildungspolitische Förderprogramme der vergangenen Jahre die Annahme gestärkt, dass Netzwerke zur Realisierung des Lebenslangen Lernens einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten. Netzwerkbildungen können allerdings nicht nur als Strategie zur Förderung des Lebenslangen Lernens gesehen werden, sondern auch als ein Faktor, der die an den Netzwerken teilnehmenden Weiterbildungseinrichtungen be…
Both interest in and understanding of narrative analysis has developed rapidly in recent years and is now a mainstream element of research across many disciplines. In this book, the author illustrates as many facets as possible of the stories people tell about their lives. She demonstrates the interconnectedness between engagements in narrative research and shows that the theoretical understanding of the nature of narrative is bound up with the methods for biographical narrative research. Throu…
Organisationen kommunizieren v. a. über Sprache nach außen. Anhand von Beispielen aus der vhs-Praxis zeigt die Autorin, wie Bildungseinrichtungen auch sprachlich inklusiver werden können – um sich damit dem Versprechen einer »Bildung für alle« zu nähern.
The article provides an insight of the opportunities and challenges of analysing spatial aspects in continuing education including the various concepts of spatial references. Regional continuing education characteristics are presented based on initial findings of the German Continuing Education Atlas.
The article presents initial findings of the CiLL study - a German extending study on PIAAC. Using the same tools as PIAAC, the study measures reading, numeracy and technology-based problem-solving skills of people between 66 and 80 years of age - an age group, which was excluded in the PIAAC study.
Searching for the third way. A statistical look at the practice of winning third-party funds over for further education institutions. The article provides empirical backgrounds for winning third-party funds over for further education institutions through the database of the German Institute of Adult Education. According to the database 17 % of the total financial backing for the Community Adult Education Centres came from third-party funds in 2005, after a maximum of 20 % in 2002. As a comparis…
