Directive adult education by political actors. Orientation expectations towards adults in Germany.

Autor/in	Nohl, Arnd-Michael
Titel	Directive adult education by political actors. Orientation expectations towards adults in Germany.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 16 (2025) 1, S. 59-74Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.25656/01:32736 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4794
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-327367
Schlagwörter	Pädagogisierung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Paternalismus; Diskursanalyse; Demokratie; Politische Bildung; Erwachsenenbildung; Dokumentarische Methode; Richtlinien; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper presents for discussion two empirically grounded theses. First, political actors educate adults, and second, in doing so, they use directive forms of education; that is, they expect adult members of society to adopt certain orientations. Following a theoretical discussion on the directive education concept and its relevance to public pedagogy, the methodology (discourse analysis and documentary method) is explained. Then, three approaches to directive adult education demonstrated by political actors are empirically analysed: (1) directive political education is employed by political party leaders when, in the face of a potential U-turn of their party, they try to change the core political convictions of party supporters; (2) newcomers to society are directively educated to adopt democratic role orientations; and (3) in social fields in which practices are standardised by laws but cannot sufficiently be controlled, directive education for the common good can be observed. These types of directive education used by political actors are discussed vis-à-vis the concepts of paternalism and pedagogization. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2025/3