Wie nehmen Expert:innen aus der Basisbildung Personen mit Basisbildungsbedarf wahr? Wie gehen sie mit Stereotypen von Lai:innen um, die in der Regel nicht gut darüber informiert sind? Wie wird Wissen über geringe schriftsprachliche Kompetenzen reproduziert und auf welche Weise wird es...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "(...) Das von November 2020 bis Juni 2023 laufende Erasmus+ Projekt MiCare bezieht sich auf die genannten Herausforderungen der Langzeitpflege und der Arbeitsmarktintegration von geflüchteten Frauen bzw. Migrantinnen und zielt darauf ab, die Qualität der häuslichen...

The study assesses linkages between information technology, inequality and adult literacy in 57 developing countries for the period 2012-2016. Income inequality is measured with the Gini coefficient while six dynamics of information technology are taken on board, namely: use of virtual social...

This paper studies a large-scale educational expansion to evaluate whether shocks to school inputs have an impact on the academic achievement of adult education students. I analyze the spillover effects of a Swedish policy that temporarily doubled enrollment in adult education, thus putting...

Wie nehmen Expert:innen aus der Basisbildung Personen mit Basisbildungsbedarf wahr? Wie gehen sie mit Stereotypen von Lai:innen um, die in der Regel nicht gut darüber informiert sind? Wie wird Wissen über geringe schriftsprachliche Kompetenzen reproduziert und auf welche Weise wird es...

This paper analyzes postsecondary enrollment and academic outcomes for people who attended adult education classes in Georgia between July 2017 and December 2020, using linked administrative records for students in the state's adult education, technical college, and university systems. The paper...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "(...) Das von November 2020 bis Juni 2023 laufende Erasmus+ Projekt MiCare bezieht sich auf die genannten Herausforderungen der Langzeitpflege und der Arbeitsmarktintegration von geflüchteten Frauen bzw. Migrantinnen und zielt darauf ab, die Qualität der häuslichen...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Im Zuge der Corona-Krise begann das sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut ABIF1 das gesamte Seminar-bzw. Fortbildungsprogramm von einem Präsenztraining (Face-to- Face-Training) auf ein Online-Präsenztraining umzustellen. In den Inhalten wurde und...

Evaluations of adults in formal education (AE) are typically based on earnings measured 5-10 years after program enrollment. This paper estimates returns up to 24 years after enrollment, and explore results for 15 cohorts of first-time registered in AE in Sweden 1994-2008 with at least a 10-year...

This study compares the wage equation in Korea to those in other countries, focusing on the wage returns to adult education and training (AET) participation. It is found that the wage compensation structure in Korea is associated mainly with job characteristics such as tenure and workplace size...

Context: This study is about vocational education and training for adults within municipal adult education (MAE). Sweden has a long tradition of adult education, and has one of the world's highest proportions of participants in adult education. The Swedish education system is characterised by...

This study compares the wage equation in Korea to those in other countries, focusing on the wage returns to adult education and training (AET) participation. It is found that the wage compensation structure in Korea is associated mainly with job characteristics such as tenure and workplace size...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Im Zuge der Corona-Krise begann das sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut ABIF1 das gesamte Seminar-bzw. Fortbildungsprogramm von einem Präsenztraining (Face-to- Face-Training) auf ein Online-Präsenztraining umzustellen. In den Inhalten wurde und...

Inhalt: 1 Einleitung. 2 Welches Conferencing-Tool sollte/könnte verwendet werden? 3 Die technischen Skills der TeilnehmerInnen und TrainerInnen. 4 Online-Didaktik und Online-Tools. 5 Methoden/Tools/Formate in Online-Präsenzveranstaltungen. 6 Vor- und Nachteile von Online-Präsenzseminaren...

Developing effective tools to address prime-aged high school dropouts is a key policy question. We leverage high quality Norwegian register data to examine the labour market outcomes of expanding access to adult workers and exploit a large policy reform which greatly enabled access to high...

The over dependence of the developmental process in the rural and urban areas on national governments, and failure to meet the rising social and economic expectations of the human condition arising from teeming population, has necessitated the need for countries to reappraise and restructure...

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably...

In the information age an exchange with the media is part of the duties the economics profession has to deliver to educate the public and to ensure its position in society. A key issue is the education of policymakers through the media. It is the silver bullet of policy advice in comparison to...

Women without work after childbirth are at risk of losing their connection to the labor market. However, they may participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying conditional difference-in-differences approaches. We...

Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments’ ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant...

Developing effective tools to address prime-aged high school dropouts is a key policy question. We leverage high quality Norwegian register data to examine the labour market outcomes of expanding access to adult workers and exploit a large policy reform which greatly enabled access to high...

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

Inhalt: 1 Einleitung. 2 Welches Conferencing-Tool sollte/könnte verwendet werden? 3 Die technischen Skills der TeilnehmerInnen und TrainerInnen. 4 Online-Didaktik und Online-Tools. 5 Methoden/Tools/Formate in Online-Präsenzveranstaltungen. 6 Vor- und Nachteile von Online-Präsenzseminaren...

Inhalt: 1 Einleitung. 2 Digitalisierung ist keine Bedrohung. 3 Digitalisierung ist kein Selbstzweck. 4 Digitalisierung ist ein Teilhaberecht. 5 Digitalisierung ist kein Selbstläufer. 6 Digitalisierung ist mehr als nur ein Trend. 7 Literatur.