Adult Education in Migration Societies and the Challenge of "Recognition" in Austrian and German Adult Education

Autor/in	Sprung, Annette
Titel	Adult Education in Migration Societies and the Challenge of "Recognition" in Austrian and German Adult Education
Quelle	In: Studies in the Education of Adults, 45 (2013) 1, S.82-98 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-0830
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Immigrants; Labor Market; Vocational Education; Recognition (Achievement); Empowerment; Social Discrimination; Racial Bias; Skilled Workers; Austria; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Soziale Anerkennung; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Facharbeiter; Österreich; Deutschland
Abstract	Adult education institutions face a variety of challenges in "migration societies". This paper first analyses the marginal adoption of the topic by researchers in a German-speaking context and points out the dominance of a target group approach in the past. To open up alternative perspectives, I will discuss challenges for adult education in migration societies by referring to an empirical study which explored the labour market situation of highly skilled immigrants in Austria. The analysis focused on the question of how adult education/vocational training can strengthen the agency of learners under certain social conditions in terms of "recognition". The theoretical framework developed in this research project interrelates work from the philosopher Axel Honneth with those from Pierre Bourdieu as well as with theories of (institutional) discrimination and racism. Finally, challenges for institutions active in adult education and professional qualifications are named through defining adult education as a context for, and practice of, recognition. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10