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Andragogy: Because „Adult Education“ Is Not Beneficial To The Academic Identity!, Jost Reischmann
Andragogy: Because „Adult Education“ Is Not Beneficial To The Academic Identity!, Jost Reischmann
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In many countries of the world a new educational (sub)discipline dealing with the learning and education of adults came into existence in the last decades. This contribution focuses on this academic discipline and its struggle to find a professional identity in universities and for their graduates. It suggests that “Andragogy” helps to clarify the specifics of the scholarly approach, thus contributing to a professional identity of this group of academics and graduates. International readers are invited, to compare the following arguments coming mainly from the German and European background with the developments in their countries, the similarities and differences.
Bamberg Donates Time: Andragogues Develop A City, Jost Reischmann
Bamberg Donates Time: Andragogues Develop A City, Jost Reischmann
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A project of cultural learning in a community in Germany is described: Students of andragogy organized a public exchange of “gifts” without material value; the idea was that the donator offered to share two to three hours of the personal life in a joint activity. About 200 people including local respected authorities participated. The event on the market-place before Christmas became a public festival; the idea was widely welcomed with joy. The regional press reported; many gift-encounters took place. A challenging discussion took place about the relationship to adult education and andragogy.