Contradictions in adult education structures and policies in Austria: their interrelation with the professional development of educators

dc.creator	Lorenz Lassnigg
dc.date	2011-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.identifier	2000-7426
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cdec057f1cbd492380ed9b91d55ea4ad
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17315
dc.description	This article analyses the structural influences on the professional development of adulteducators and their relation to education policy using Austria as a fairly averageexample of the diversity in European adult education. The position of adult education isfirst analysed in the course of the development of a lifelong learning strategy, showing aset of basic contradictions that are institutionally embedded in educational practicesand policies. The consequences of these constellations for professional development inadult education are then examined, and a policy analysis undertaken based oninstitutional theory and using literature, documents and secondary data. This analysisshows that the contradictions in the institutional structures and policies inhibit both thedevelopment of a lifelong learning strategy as well as the professional development ofadult educators. The competence development and quality assurance approachesadopted in Europe contribute only very modestly to the development of adult educationin Austria.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Linköping University Electronic Press
dc.relation	http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela0028
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2000-7426
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 37-55 (2011)
dc.subject	Lifelong learning
dc.subject	Austria
dc.subject	adult education
dc.subject	teachers and trainers
dc.subject	professionals
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Contradictions in adult education structures and policies in Austria: their interrelation with the professional development of educators
dc.type	article