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Sustainability and widening access to adult learners in higher education

[journal article]

Schreiber-Barsch, Silke

Abstract

Das Verhältnis von Nachhaltigkeit und der Öffnung der Hochschulen ist nachvollziehbar und gleichzeitig ungenau zu fassen. Mit Segghezzo (2009) und Foster (2001) soll gezeigt werden, dass der Effekt, das Konzept der Nachhaltigkeit in diesem Kontext anzuwenden, nicht nur als operative Maßnahme oder al... view more

Das Verhältnis von Nachhaltigkeit und der Öffnung der Hochschulen ist nachvollziehbar und gleichzeitig ungenau zu fassen. Mit Segghezzo (2009) und Foster (2001) soll gezeigt werden, dass der Effekt, das Konzept der Nachhaltigkeit in diesem Kontext anzuwenden, nicht nur als operative Maßnahme oder als Lerngegenstand verstanden werden kann. Vielmehr wird aufgezeigt, dass das Verständnis von Nachhaltigkeit als Katalysator dienen kann, wenn es um die Möglichkeiten des Lebenslangen Lernens und um die Identifizierung von Gegenständen der Erwachsenenbildungsforschung geht. Mit Blick auf die an der Universität Hamburg gemachten Erfahrungen werden unterschiedliche Zugangswege zur Universität für Quereinsteiger sichtbar gemacht.... view less


The relation between sustainability and widening access to adult learners in higher education is both well comprehensible and highly vague. Accordingly, and following the arguments of Seghezzo (2009) and Foster (2001), the paper aims to complement academic discourse on widening access of higher educ... view more

The relation between sustainability and widening access to adult learners in higher education is both well comprehensible and highly vague. Accordingly, and following the arguments of Seghezzo (2009) and Foster (2001), the paper aims to complement academic discourse on widening access of higher education by showing the benefit of using the concept of sustainability not merely as an operational measurement index or a learning topic content-wise. Rather, a different understanding of sustainability may serve as a catalyst to revisit the mandate of higher education institutions in providing lifelong learning opportunities and to identify gaps in adult education research. References to the University of Hamburg serve as an example to illustrate the multilayered facets of alternative entry routes to higher education for adults holding VET qualifications and awards.... view less

Keywords
adult education; Europe; sustainability; educational research; university; university admission; lifelong learning; further education

Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
University Education

Document language
German

Publication Year
2014

Page/Pages
p. 41-53

Journal
REPORT - Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung (2014) 4

Issue topic
opening higher education to adult learners: concepts and research results

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3278/REP1404W041

ISSN
0177-4166

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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