Changing Configurations in Adult Education in Transitional Times

. Ed(s): Kaepplinger, Bernd; Robak, Steffi

ISBN 10: 3631642725 / ISBN 13: 9783631642726

Published by Peter Lang GmbH, 2014

About this Item

The anthology contains contributions from different countries to the issues of change and transition in adult education. The authors are applying a variety of methods. The comparative approach is mainly a juxtaposition of developments in different countries in relation to institutions or to adult educators or professionals. Editor(s): Kaepplinger, Bernd; Robak, Steffi. Series: Studien zur Padagogik, Andragogik und Gerontagogik/Studies in Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Gerontagogy. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416. . 2014. New ed. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Changing Configurations in Adult Education in Transitional Times
• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631642725
• ISBN 13: 9783631642726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Change and transition are prominent buzzwords in the discourse upon adult education. International conferences like the European ESREA triennial research conference 2013 in Berlin focused on these terms. But is to deal with change and transitions really something new for adult education? What is new? What has changed? Which kind of transitions do we experience and how can we systematically observe and analyse them as researchers nowadays? This anthology wants to stimulate an exchange beyond buzzwords and European perspectives and investigate what these terms could mean for research in terms of institutionalisation and professionalization in adult education in different national contexts. Therefore, distinguished scholars were invited to contribute to this anthology.

About the Author

Bernd Käpplinger studied Adult Education and Social Sciences at Mainz (Germany), Nijmegen (Netherlands), Cork (Ireland) and Berlin. He is Junior Professor at Humboldt-University Berlin.
Steffi Robak studied Adult Education and Modern Sinology at Berlin, Beijing and Nijmegen (Netherlands). Currently she is a Professor at Leibniz University Hannover.