Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria: a telling case.

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Autor/Urheber	Irene Cennamo; Monika Kastner; Peter Schlögl
Institution	Linköping University Electronic Press
Titel	Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria: a telling case.
Quelle	In: 2000-7426; doi:10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9204; European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 91-107 (2020)(2020) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9204
Schlagwörter	adult basic education; bildung: case study austria; critical-emancipatory andragogy; traditions and discontinuities; Special aspects of education
Abstract	Drawing on a strongly grassroots and expertise-supported development in the field of adult basic education in Austria, this paper traces the current shift to politically motivated interventions. The article is based on a methodologically triangulated case study based on interviews (part 1), review of theory (part 2), and document analysis (part 3). It unveils a unique spirit of empowerment and emancipation in Austrian adult basic education. This spirit currently seems to be at risk. The authors identified five signposts of a changing landscape showing a strong tendency towards impact orientation in terms of employability and upskilling: (1) Standardisation and one of its unintended consequences (2) Technocracy over expertise (3) Narrowing the curriculum (4) Teaching supersedes facilitating (5) Research and development - disliked. In order to preserve the tradition within the framework of adult basic education, the authors emphasise the importance of raising informed and critical voices.
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