Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria. A telling case.

Autor/inn/en	Cennamo, Irene; Kastner, Monika; Schlögl, Peter
Titel	Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria. A telling case.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 11 (2020) 1, S. 91-107Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9204
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-188466
Schlagwörter	Bildungstradition; Grundbildung; Kritische Pädagogik; Interview; Literaturanalyse; Erwachsenenbildung; Triangulation; Österreich
Abstract	Drawing on a strongly grassroots and expertise-supported development in the field of adult basic education in Austria, this paper traces the current shift to politically motivated interventions. The article is based on a methodologically triangulated case study based on interviews (part 1), review of theory (part 2), and document analysis (part 3). It unveils a unique spirit of empowerment and emancipation in Austrian adult basic education. This spirit currently seems to be at risk. The authors identified five signposts of a changing landscape showing a strong tendency towards impact orientation in terms of employability and upskilling: (1) Standardisation and one of its unintended consequences (2) Technocracy over expertise (3) Narrowing the curriculum (4) Teaching supersedes facilitating (5) Research and development - disliked. In order to preserve the tradition within the framework of adult basic education, the authors emphasise the importance of raising informed and critical voices. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2020/3