Vocational adult education research : data situation, research questions and selected results

Abstract

"Likewise the meaning of adult education the number of reseach works with this theme increase. Prerequisite for interpretation and classification of the present results of adult education research is the knowledge of the underlying sources of data and information. The text at hand gives an overview of the data situation in the area of vocational adult education whereas it features also company questioning besides people questioning. Thereby the fundamental characteristics of these inquiries are scetched and examined in terms of their respective validity. Concluding some central empirical results as based on these examinations are posed. In doing so the participation on ? adult education of different groups of people among others and the operational context factors of qualification are elaborated on." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Bellmann, L. & Leber, U. (2005): Berufliche Weiterbildungsforschung. Datenlage, Forschungsfragen und ausgewählte Ergebnisse. In: Report. Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, Vol. 28, No. 2, p. 29-40.