(PhD) is Elm reporter, project/PR manager (Akademie Klausenhof) and senior editor of the journal “Erwachsenenbildung” (Adult Education) in Germany. Email: sommer@akademie-klausenhof.de
Reportage. Life in a city is shaped by common history. How can these roots be best discovered? By telling stories! At "narrative cafés", people sit comfortably together and talk about their experienc...
Spot on. The digital transformation has revolutionary consequences also for our continuing education system. It is the trainers that should lead the way, not the students.
News story. Annual Conference of the European Association of Adult Education EAEA was held in Copenhagen in June. Holistic approach on lifelong learning that takes into account all human skills was st...
Feature. Child sexual abuse continues to be a widespread phenomenon in Europe despite a European convention expressly requiring all countries to be effective in protecting children. Adult education is...
Reportage. The EU has invested a lot of money and human resources in an ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe, EPALE. How does it work? In honour of the five-year anniversary, Michael Sommer listed ...
Toolkit. While teaching primary school children requires a qualification, in many countries virtually anyone can declare themselves to be an adult educator. The GRETA project in Germany is trying to f...
Interview. Education in itself does not seem to make life more satisfying, but to lead a happy life, one must be well-informed, says Ruut Veenhoven, Professor Emeritus of social conditions for human h...
Three voices. To find out how we are doing in the field of digital media literacy, we conducted a small comparison between three European countries. The reported experiences are different – but also...
Interview. In order to create a unified European area of education, all member states should agree on common educational goals, including a fixed amount they will contribute to education, says Petra K...
Spot on. European project aims to support adult educators in making adult education topics, which are often overlooked in the public discourse, visible in local and regional media, writes Michael Somm...
Spot on. The adult education community should be aware and self-confident enough to maintain a strong position as the future of funding is currently being decided. Adult learning should not be the 5-p...
Adult education in Germany is often linked with the Catholic and Protestant churches. This linkage is profoundly influenced by two conditions that are rooted in German society. These are the diversity...
Brain researcher Manfred Spitzer claims that digital media is destroying the brains of the young generations.
How does urbanisation affect a particularly big issue of our era – learning?
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