The purpose of the paper is to explain why and how American universities have taken the lead in continuing education compared to their European counterparts. In a first step we will discuss different notions of continuing education and develop an analytical framework to handle its various forms....

Vor dem Hintergrund einer Implementierung lebenslangen Lernens wird auch in Deutschland versucht, Hochschulen zunehmend zu einem Engagement im Bereich der Weiterbildung zu motivieren. Ein Blick in die USA verdeutlicht, wie komplex eine solche Aufgabe ist. Wie müsste ein ordnungspolitisches...

The purpose of the paper is to explain why and how American universities have taken the lead in continuing education compared to their European counterparts. In a first step we will discuss different notions of continuing education and develop an analytical framework to handle its various forms....