Guidance counselling in the Nordic countries
C.Henriksdotter, A.Carlsen, C.Lindholm (NVL) | 18.04.2008 | Background reports
Like many other words, the concept of guidance/counselling has acquired new meanings over time. On an international scale, career counselling was the first form of guidance and was first introduced in Germany and the US in the early 1900s by labour market organisations. Denmark was first among the Nordic countries to organise guidance and counselling services. Over time, new actors and contexts have made guidance available to new target groups. An important recent development is that guidance has entered the workplace.
Bright spots on the horizon for German further education
Peter Brandt | 18.04.2008 | Background reports [en]
In spring 2008 there is good and bad news from German further education. To sum up briefly, the developments are as follows: the downwards trend of the first few years of the new century has stopped; since 2005, relevant curves have been heading up again. Yet long-term observations of spending on further education give rise to little hope: this figure is constantly falling, in both absolute and relative terms (share of GDP).
Citizenship education in Germany
Johannes Schillo | 15.04.2008 | Background reports [en] [de]
As recent trend analyses show, Germany displays a range of deficits in its commitment to further education (cf. German Institute for Adult Education DIE, Trends der Weiterbildung, 2008). However, one clear strength of the German education landscape is that as well as politics being taught in school, there is a very diverse infrastructure of extracurricular education in politics for young people and adults, backed by a large number of social initiatives and organisations and promoted by public offices, above all the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). This is supplemented by support from the Laender, which, in Germany’s federal system, are responsible for education.
Current Status of Lifelong Learning in Ireland
Bernadette Brady | 14.04.2008 | Articles
Eight years on since the publication of the White Paper on Adult Education, Learning for Life, some progress has been made in resourcing and developing adult and community education but a lot remains to be done. Berni Brady, Director of AONTAS writes about a recent report on Lifelong Learning in Ireland
Projects, mergers and networking
Michael Voss | 14.04.2008 | Articles
An increased focus on low skilled workers is the most obvious trend in Danish adult education. The institutions are also going through turmoil of mergers and high expectations of new ways of cooperation. At the same time still more funding is earmarked for short term projects.
Family education – an important means of family support
Karin Jurczyk, Petra Herre | 26.02.2008 | Background reports [en]
For everyday family life to be a success, in view of the challenges families are faced with today, it is particularly important that the social environment, as the space where families live, is well-organised. In this respect, family education, as well as childcare, plays an especially important role in family support.
Three million adults will be taught to read and write
gokcen camliyurt | 26.02.2008 | Articles [en] [de]
Next month in Turkey a “Turkey is Reading” campaign will be launched under the leadership of President Abdullah Gül.
The campaign, to be run in coordination by the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will last four years.
The principal groups targeted by the campaign, which will encompass all sections of society, are adults who are unable to read and write along with children and young people of pre-school, primary and secondary education.
Return to classic themes
18.02.2008 | Articles [en] [fi]
Finnish research in adult education is strongly directed toward working life and learning on the job. Dr. Karin Filander, a member of the management team of the adult education research society, wants to add non-formal adult themes such as lifelong learning, multiculturalism, modern maturity and citizenship
Agora: Multifunctional Community Centre
Eva Tanczos | 15.02.2008 | News items [en]
The less developed settlements of Hungary may bid for infrastructure subsidies for the development of community centres. The goal is to provide facilities for community activities, training and entertainment to local inhabitants.
Agora: Multifunctional Community Centre
Eva Tanczos | 15.02.2008 | News items [en]
The less developed settlements of Hungary may bid for infrastructure subsidies for the development of community centres. The goal is to provide facilities for community activities, training and entertainment to local inhabitants.
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