Chapter Studying Adult Education. A Comparison of Master’s Degree Programmes on ALE in Germany and the US

Earning a university degree in adult education continues to be one prominent way of becoming an adult educator. That is because obtaining a comprehensive academic education is considered essential, especially in conjunction with the aim of professionalising adult education. But how do the contents,...

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Päätekijät: Kleinschmidt, Jessica, Ramsey, Claire, Schwarz, Jörg
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Julkaistu: Firenze University Press 2022
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description Earning a university degree in adult education continues to be one prominent way of becoming an adult educator. That is because obtaining a comprehensive academic education is considered essential, especially in conjunction with the aim of professionalising adult education. But how do the contents, structure, and aims of study programmes differ internationally, and how does this relate to different concepts of the professional role? This study compares master’s programmes in adult education in Germany and the United States. The findings point at characteristic differences in the relation between academics and practice.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-835152022-06-02T04:32:48Z Chapter Studying Adult Education. A Comparison of Master’s Degree Programmes on ALE in Germany and the US Kleinschmidt, Jessica Ramsey, Claire Schwarz, Jörg Higher Education Adult Learning and Education United States Germany Comparative Re-search Earning a university degree in adult education continues to be one prominent way of becoming an adult educator. That is because obtaining a comprehensive academic education is considered essential, especially in conjunction with the aim of professionalising adult education. But how do the contents, structure, and aims of study programmes differ internationally, and how does this relate to different concepts of the professional role? This study compares master’s programmes in adult education in Germany and the United States. The findings point at characteristic differences in the relation between academics and practice. 2022-06-02T04:32:48Z 2022-06-02T04:32:48Z 2022-06-01T12:15:33Z 2020 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855181549_356 2704-5781 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56173 9788855181549 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/83515 eng Studies on Adult Learning and Education open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/56173/1/14713.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.07 10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.07 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9788855181549 16 Florence open access
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Schwarz, Jörg
Chapter Studying Adult Education. A Comparison of Master’s Degree Programmes on ALE in Germany and the US
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Adult Learning and Education
United States
Germany
Comparative Re-search
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Adult Learning and Education
United States
Germany
Comparative Re-search
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