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Continuing Education in Regions with Population Decline Establishment of a Supportive Learning Network through the Adult Education Centre

:	Sarah Aldrian, Karin Fließer, Rudolf Egger
:	Continuing Education in Regions with Population Decline Establishment of a Supportive Learning Network through the Adult Education Centre
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9783658396787
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:	CHF 61.70
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:	Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik
:	English

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In this book, the basic conditions for local learning are described using the example of two regions in Styria and related to demographic and spatial factors. Based on this, possibilities for successful local learning in peripheral regions are elaborated and the role of the Adult Education Centre in the regions of south-eastern Styria and Liezen is analysed.

The content

Building a supportive learning network for people in peripheral regions - Regional profiles - Basic educational conditions in the regions of Liezen and Southeast Styria - Profile of the Adult Education Centre of Styria - The role of the Adult Education Centre in the regions of Liezen and Southeast Styria - Local learning - Challenges and opportunities from the perspective of regional experts - Social and regional benefits of the Adult Education Centres in the districts of Liezen and Southeast Styria

The authors

Sarah Aldrian and Karin Fließer are research assistants at the Institute for Education and Educational Science at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz.

Dr. Rudolf Egger is a university professor for empirical learning environment research and university didactics at the Institute for Education and Educational Science at the Karl Franzens University of Graz.

Sarah Aldrian and Karin Fließer are research assistants at the Institute of Education and Educational Science at the Karl Franzens University of Graz.

Dr. Rudolf Egger is University Professor for Empirical Research on the Learning Environment and University Didactics at the Institute of Education and Educational Science at the Karl Franzens University of Graz.

	Contents	5
	List of Figures	8
	1 Building a Supportive Learning Network for People in Peripheral Regions	12
	1.1Project Objectives and Research Questions	16
	1.2Concept and Methodology of the Study	18
	2 Regional Profiles	20
	2.1Region Liezen	20
	2.1.1Population and Households	21
	2.1.2Educational Attainment of the Population in Liezen	23
	2.1.3Economic Structure and Labour Market	24
	2.1.4Childcare Facilities and Formal Education Institutions	26
	2.1.5Population Developments in the Municipalities in Liezen	27
	2.2South-East Styria Region	34
	2.2.1Population and Households	35
	2.2.2Educational Attainment of the Population in Southeast Styria	37
	2.2.3Economic Structure and Labour Market	38
	2.2.4Childcare Facilities and Formal Educational Institutions	40
	2.2.5Population Developments in the Municipalities of South-East Styria	42
	2.3On Adult Education in the Regions of Southeast Styria and Liezen	46
	2.3.1Participation in Further Education Activities in the Regions	48
	2.3.2Further Education Offers in the Regions	50
	3 Educational Conditions in the Regions of Liezen and Southeast Styria	54
	4 Profile of the Styria Adult Education Center	61
	4.1The Institutional Profile of the Adult Education Center	62
	4.1.1Program Areas and Topic Structure	64
	4.2VHS Steiermark—Structural Analysis	68
	4.2.1Courses and Participation	68
	4.2.2Supply and Demand in the Southeast Styria and Liezen Branches	70
	4.2.2.1 Offer and Demand in the Branches Southeast Styria and Liezen Over Time	73
	4.2.3Trainer Structure at the Volkshochschulen Southeast Styria and Liezen	74
	4.3The Role of the Adult Education Centre in the Liezen	77
	4.3.1Branches, Course Locations, Catchment Area	77
	4.3.2To Participate in the VHS Offer in the Liezen Region	80
	4.3.2.1 VHS Branch Offices in the Liezen Region	81
	4.3.2.2 Subject Areas of the VHS Course Program	83
	4.3.3Participant Structure	84
	4.3.3.1 Gender	85
	4.3.3.2 Age	87
	4.3.3.3 Occupational Position	87
	4.4The Role of the Adult Education Center in the Southeast Styria Region	90
	4.4.1Branches, Course Locations, Catchment Area	90
	4.4.2To Participate in the VHS Offer in the Southeast Styria Region	93
	4.4.2.1 VHS Branches in the Southeast Styria Region	96
	4.4.2.2 Subject Areas of the VHS Course Program	97
	4.4.3Participant Structure	98
	4.4.3.1 Gender	99
	4.4.3.2 Age	101
	4.4.3.3 Occupational Position	103
	5 The Role of Adult Education Centers in the Regions of Liezen and Southeast Styria	105
	6 Learning On-Site—Challenges and Opportunities from the Perspective of Regional Experts	110
	6.1Regional Challenges	110
	6.1.1Continuing Education Offer and Demand	111
	6.1.2Accessibility and Mobility	114
	6.1.3Accessibility to Information and Offers	116
	6.1.4Awareness, Value and Interest	118
	6.1.5Cooperation Gaps	123
	6.2Regional Opportunities and Perspectives for Action	125
	6.2.1Educate and Create Access	126
	6.2.2Adaptation and Further Development of the Educational Offer	132
	6.2.3Use of New Technologies	137
	6.2.4Decentralization	140
	6.2.5Networking and Cooperation	141
	7 The Social and Regional Benefits of Adult Education Centers in the Districts of Liezen and Southeast Styria	145
	References	153