A wide range of initiatives are aimed at the "sovereign teaching" that dominates universities and their lecture-oriented learning formats. Dissatisfied with low learning yield, dialogically designed learning processes are ...

What challenges do mothers face after treating alcohol dependence? The study conducted by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with the Forel Clinic focuses on mothers who have undergone in-patient or ...

The Jahrbuch für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik (Yearbook on vocational and economic pedagogy) provides an overview over the current state of relevant research. This section takes into account the broad thematic and ...

The Jahrbuch für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik provides an overview of the current state of relevant research. It thus takes into account the broad thematic and methodological spectrum of research and theory formation ...

This book investigates the reasons for lone mothers’ high poverty rates in Germany. It sheds some light on both the family and employment trajectories, and the institutional context. In quantitative analyses the poverty-enhancing ...

Wie können Ziele und Gelingensbedingungen informatischer Bildung im Elementar- und Primarbereich aussehen? Mit Blick auf die pädagogisch-inhaltlichen Zieldimensionen informatischer Bildung geben Fachexpertinnen und -experten ...

Das Jahrbuch für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand einschlägiger Forschung. Mit diesem Zuschnitt wird dem breiten thematischen und methodologischen Spektrum der Forschung und ...

Against the background of analyzes on transformation, reflexive modernization and fleeting modernity, adult education is required to confront social processes of change, the dissolution of boundaries and structural upheavals. ...

In einem interdisziplinären Verständnis von personalen und sozialen Bildungs- und Lernprozessen über die Lebensspanne werden in kritisch-konstruktiver Sichtweise formale, non-formale und informelle Wissensbestände und ...

InKeeping autonomous driving alive, Göde Both studies the relationships between researchers and artefacts held together by contested visions. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in a pioneering research project in Germany, ...

Scientific contributions authored by distinguished experts from the field of early education are published periodically within the framework of the series Scientific Studies on the Work of the “Haus der kleinen Forscher” ...

Die Beratungspraxis ist ohne Methoden und Techniken nichts. Diese sind keine Selbstläufer, sondern funktionieren als Katalysatoren, um Prozesse anzustoßen und komplexe Beratungsanliegen bearbeiten zu können. Das Buch dient ...

How to identify, analyse, and assess the various types of adult learning needs? How to develop programmes tailored to these needs? This study guide is written for postgraduate students preparing to become professional adult ...

This volume provides in-depth examinations of a variety of individual, social, and environmental factors that contribute to the success of expatriate employees. Using data from numerous large-scale studies from both the ...

The authors of the second GENDER special issue examine couple relationships as a central place where gender inequalities are (re) produced, compensated for or reduced. In the sense of a 'doing couple', 'doing gender' and ...

Alan Rogers looks at learning (formal, nonformal and informal) and examines the hidden world of informal (unconscious, unplanned) learning. He points out the importance of informal learning for creating tacit attitudes and ...

This publication provides a comprehensive compendium of the current state of Germany’s research infrastructure in the social, economic, and behavioural sciences. In addition, the book presents detailed discussions of the ...

Women‘s movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact ...

Wie sehen die Lebensrealitäten von Frauen und Männern in den Lebensbereichen „Erwerbssystem“ und „Familie“ aus? Welche Interdependenzen und damit möglicherweise einhergehenden Ungleichheiten im Geschlechterverhältnis ergeben ...

The number of attended MINT training courses is of central importance for the development of professional competence in early MINT education. This is the conclusion reached in the thirteenth volume of the publication series ...

Money makes the world go round - corruption The book presents the state of the art in studying the causes of corruption from a comparative perspective. Leading scholars in the field of corruption analysis shed light on ...

Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental ...

You need to work with qualitative methods, especially the Documentary Method? This is your book: The first systematic introduction related to the application of the Documentary Method on group discussions, interviews, films ...

Bilder sind Teil der medialen Öffentlichkeit, sie konstruieren Gesellschaft. Wie machtvoll sind sie dabei? Die Autorin untersucht die soziale Gestaltung von Pressebildern in Tageszeitungen. In Feininterpretationen werden ...

The citizens of Europe are facing increasingly complex challenges to their career development nowadays. Over the span of their lifetime, they need to manage their careers, and make numerous decisions concerning education, ...

Western military presence wanes in Afghanistan and a transformed security environment challenges borders and stability in Central Asia. This book examines how the tensions relating to the reorganization of external military ...

Theorie, Methode und Gegenstand sind in der qualitativen Bildungs- und Biographieforschung eng miteinander verflochten. Die Beiträge fragen nach der Gegenstandsangemessenheit von Theorien, nach der Beziehung zwischen ...

Latin America is considered the most unequal continent in the world. Paradoxically, the development of resource-intensive social systems has done little to change the social imbalance. The author traces this paradox using ...

Transnational civil society networks have become increasingly important democratizing actors in global politics. Still, the exploration of democracy in such networks remains conceptually and methodologically challenging. ...

Dinge und Raum stehen zunehmend im Mittelpunkt qualitativer Bildungsund Biographieforschung. Anknüpfend an die erziehungswissenschaftliche Diskussion um den Bildungsbegriff, diskutieren die Beiträge die Frage, welche neuen ...

The book uses a comparative study of Germany and Britain to reveal how national institutions shape the labour market careers of higher education graduates. It identifies four institutional spheres that are important: the ...

To become a competent social worker it is essential to know the perspective of the service users. Therefore, service users are more and more included in field research projects and the instruction of social workers to-be. ...

Migration, mobility, and globalization are transforming ways of working and living. Business activities, relationships and a sense of belonging are often not tied to any one place. This book explores biographies of highly ...

Scientific contributions authored by distinguished experts from the field of early education are published periodically within the framework of the series Scientific Studies on the Work of the “Haus der kleinen Forscher” ...

Learning is a key issue in education. Being familiar with contemporary learning theory, therefore, is an essential prerequisite for education scholars and practitioners alike.

Der Band will dazu beitragen, differenziertere Ansätze zum theoretischen Verständnis von Weiblichkeitskonstruktionen zu entwickeln. Die Beiträge diskutieren unterschiedliche Aspekte wie Diskurse über Weiblichkeit, ...

Gender Equality has not yet been achieved in many western countries. Switzerland in particular has failed as a forerunner in integrating women in politics and economy. Taking Switzerland as a case study, the authors ...

This publication provides a comprehensive compendium of the current state of Germany’s research infrastructure in the social, economic, and behavioural sciences. In addition, the book presents detailed discussions of the ...