Smooth sailing or hidden struggles? Organisational problems in adult education quality development.

Autor/in	Kilinc, Marlena
Titel	Smooth sailing or hidden struggles? Organisational problems in adult education quality development.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 17 (2026) 2, S. 325-340Infoseite 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	10.25656/01:35725 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5995
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-357259
Schlagwörter	Grounded theory; Interview; Qualitative Forschung; Erwachsenenbildung; Erwachsenenbildungsstätte; Qualitätsentwicklung; Deutschland
Abstract	For over two decades, quality has been a central and widely debated issue in lifelong learning. Drawing on a comparative study grounded in qualitative, reconstructive social research, this article examines organizational problems implementing quality development within adult education organisations. The analysis reveals two core problems: first, the organization's own infrastructure can become an obstacle; second, quality development itself may generate new difficulties rather than solely resolving existing ones. The article reconstructs how adult education organizations navigate these problems in practice. By highlighting the interplay between quality initiatives and organizational structures, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities inherent in implementing quality development. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2026/4