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Directive adult education by political actors. Orientation expectations towards adults in Germany
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SourceEuropean journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 16 (2025) 1, S. 59-74 ZDB
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ISSN2000-7426; 20007426
LanguageEnglish
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Abstract (English):This paper presents for discussion two empirically grounded theses. First, political actors educate adults, and second, in doing so, they use directive forms of education; that is, they expect adult members of society to adopt certain orientations. Following a theoretical discussion on the directive education concept and its relevance to public pedagogy, the methodology (discourse analysis and documentary method) is explained. Then, three approaches to directive adult education demonstrated by political actors are empirically analysed: (1) directive political education is employed by political party leaders when, in the face of a potential U-turn of their party, they try to change the core political convictions of party supporters; (2) newcomers to society are directively educated to adopt democratic role orientations; and (3) in social fields in which practices are standardised by laws but cannot sufficiently be controlled, directive education for the common good can be observed. These types of directive education used by political actors are discussed vis-à-vis the concepts of paternalism and pedagogization. (DIPF/Orig.)
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Date of publication11.03.2025
CitationNohl, Arnd-Michael: Directive adult education by political actors. Orientation expectations towards adults in Germany - In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 16 (2025) 1, S. 59-74 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-327367 - DOI: 10.25656/01:32736; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4794
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