AGEB

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Working group of adult education
providers in Bavaria (AGEB)
AGEB logo
purpose Adult education
Chair: Rolling between the straps
Establishment date: 1974
Number of members: 7th
Seat : Munich , Germany

The working group of adult education providers in Bavaria (AGEB for short) is the amalgamation of the seven adult education providers in Bavaria according to the Adult Education and Promotion Act ( EbFöG ) of 1974, currently the law for the promotion of adult education . Its task is to develop adult education in Bavaria.

history

In the course of the educational expansion in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1970s, there was a legalization and institutionalization of adult education with the aim of professionalization and area coverage of the offer. This was combined with a social upgrading of this area of ​​education "as an independent and equal main area of ​​the education system". Accordingly, a legal basis was also created in Bavaria , which led to a stabilization of the offer thanks to the financial planning security.

The "Provisional Working Group for Adult Education in Bavaria"

Adult education in Bavaria was organized well before the Adult Education and Funding Act plural in the sense of independent providers, but which are publicly funded with a state mandate. The “Provisional Working Group for Adult Education in Bavaria”, which was initially “formed by the Adult Education Association and the Evangelical and Catholic Academy”, had existed since 1958. The first collaborations between the various sponsoring organizations are also much older. One of the best-known and institutionalized cooperations was that of Arbeit und Leben Bayern. This cooperation between the Bavarian adult education centers and the DGB Bayern also goes back to the 1960s.

The situation after the EbFöG of 1974

The adult education and support law in Bavaria did not take over the entitlement to a corresponding educational leave . Due to the legal basis, however, both the offers and the number of participants of the various supporting organizations steadily increased in the further course. The development of the institutions and participants followed that in the Federal Republic of Germany over the years. The organizational agreements and regulations that are necessary again and again were made within the framework of the working group of the supporting organizations, the AGEB.

In terms of content and politics, apart from three conferences in 2005 and 2009, the working group did not see any lasting impulses for the organization of adult education in Bavaria. The discussion about the future and financing of adult education was again very intense in 2004 in the Federal Republic. In Bavaria, on the other hand, this discussion was only supported very cautiously, also by the adult education providers. In the transition from 2005/2006, the Council of Ministers under its President Edmund Stoiber ( CSU ) decided, contrary to the nationwide discussion, to no longer finance adult education in Bavaria. Due to the massive protests of the organizations working together in the AGEB, these plans were not implemented. Since then, the AGEB has also seen itself as a working group in terms of the political and content-related development of adult education in Bavaria.

task

It is still the task of adult education in Bavaria to “contribute to the self-responsibility and self-determination of people”. It is intended to promote judgment and decision-making skills by acquiring additional knowledge and skills . This "leads to the dismantling of prejudices and enables a better understanding of social and political processes as a prerequisite for one's own responsible behavior". The conveyance of values ​​and political education were therefore always an implicit component, task and also self-image of the individual providers of Bavarian adult education.

Legal basis

The legal basis for the work of the working group is the Adult Education and Promotion Act of 1974, today the Act for the Promotion of Adult Education. This in turn goes back to Article 139 of the Bavarian Constitution, which says that adult education "through adult education centers and other with public funds to promote supported institutions ". Cooperation in various parts of the law is mentioned, e.g. B. Art. 3 and 5 (sponsors, institutions and state organizations), Art. 6 (cooperation and coordination) and Art. 16 (State Advisory Board for Adult Education). In principle, the supporting organizations should work together (in terms of content and organization) as well as with the state advisory board for adult education (strategically and politically).

Cooperation with the legislature and the Ministry of Education is also planned. However, discussions at this level about adapting and modernizing the law have not yet been put into practice. In contrast, for example, to basic school provision as a task of the Free State of Bavaria, adult education of the providers and state organizations in the AGEB is a voluntary service due to the statutory regulation. In practice, this means that, in addition to guaranteed basic funding, the financing of adult education has to be renegotiated again and again.

Target groups

When the EbFöG came into force in 1974, the seven sponsoring organizations ensured that the majority of social groups and classes in Bavaria could be provided with a comprehensive range of adult education. However, the target group orientation of the individual sponsors also repeatedly led to problems with the Supreme Bavarian Audit Office (ORH) as a controlling body, in the sense that the events must be advertised or accessible to the public.

Programmatic meetings

The AGEB has so far organized two conferences (AGEB Forum) in the sense of jointly responsible adult education, which were also intended to send political signals. The conferences have no context in terms of content.

AGEB Forum 2005

Thinking about education differently? was the title of the AGEB Forum in June 2005. Under this heading, the Catholic Academy in Munich investigated the question of what could actually be meant by education and which adult education in the field of lifelong learning. The conference was aimed at all those responsible for the institutions and bodies as well as politicians who wanted to shape adult education in Bavaria.

AGEB Forums 2009

Under the motto "Educational Society - Beyond School and University", those responsible for the various organizations and member institutions should discuss a strategy for learning over the life course in Bavaria. At the Academy for Civic Education in Tutzing , which was a cooperation partner, the social challenges and educationally relevant research results should be the benchmark for measures to be developed in July 2009.

Also in 2009, on the initiative of the Bavarian Adult Education Association, the event "Learning through life" - followed by a state reception - took place in November in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche . In an interview with Prime Minister Horst Seehofer, politics should also be more closely involved in the content-related and, above all, financial development of adult education. The event was recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Event "Learned?"

In July 2013, under the title Ausgelernt? From the risk of education in confusing times, a discussion with Landtag candidates of the parties on the tasks and financing of adult education takes place in the premises of the KEB in Munich.

organization

The Adult Education and Promotion Act basically finances the individual independent institutions (sponsoring associations), not the events that take place. It is therefore an institutional support (institutional support). With the money made available by the state, the respective sponsoring associations should be able to organize further educational events in Bavaria through their member institutions and, if necessary, additional project funds.

The supporting associations

The Munich Adult Education Center is the largest adult education institution in Germany.

The agencies and state organizations at the Bavarian level are listed in Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Act. It is a nationwide association of the respective member institutions. The carrier or the state organization must be present in five of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria. The respective member institutions must be open to all social classes and adults.

Bavarian Adult Education Association (BVV)

The Bavarian Adult Education Association , or BVV for short, is the umbrella organization for all 217 adult education centers in Bavaria . In addition to the umbrella organization of adult education associations ( German Adult Education Association ), it is the largest sponsoring association within the AGEB. BVV is based in Munich . He supports the Bavarian adult education centers in their tasks on the content as well as on the political and legal level.

Catholic adult education in Bavaria (KEB)

The Cardinal Wendel House of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria is also the seat of the KEB (Catholic Adult Education in Bavaria).

The Catholic Adult Education (KEB) is with 1.6 million participants annually the second largest provider of independent adult education in Bavaria. The guiding principle of the program of the 124 institutions is the Christian horizon of meaning. The KEB encourages the development of the personality, the expansion of its emotional and cultural dimensions, the ability to speak and dialogue, to reflect and make decisions in personal responsibility. In order to help people in their many respects, she is involved in general, religious, political and also vocational education.

Evangelical Adult Education in Bavaria (AEEB)

The Evangelical Academy in Tutzing is an important adult education institution for the AEEB.

In the context of the AEEB, education is seen as a basic task not only of the state but also of the church. The Reformation was also a movement for education. Evangelical adult education is present with 75 institutions and stimulates the increase of skills for everyday life and work, but also promotes relationships and the community and thus strengthens the commitment to society and politics.

Bavarian Business Education Center (bbw)

The education center of the Bavarian economy promotes the civic, social, economic and professional education of young and adult people in the sense of a liberal, socially responsible economic and social order.

Educational organization of the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV)

The more than 9000 educational events organized by the Bavarian Farmers' Association's educational center are geared towards the educational needs of people in rural areas. Helping people to help themselves on site is an aspired goal.

Ver.di educational center in Bavaria (Verdi BW)

The educational organization of the United Service Union in Bavaria originally emerged from the German salaried workers' union, so it was previously the educational organization of the DAA. After the merger of the DAA in Ver.di, it became the Ver.di Bildungswerk, which is geared towards the general interests of employees. The objective here is to promote the development of personality and to strengthen the ability to help shape the democratic community and to cope with the demands of the world of work.

DGB Bildungswerk Bayern (DGB BW)

The non-profit educational organization of Bavaria of the German Trade Union Federation e. V. , or DGB Bildungswerk Bayern for short, has the task of summarizing the regional educational work of the unions in Bavaria and promoting it in terms of adult education. The offers of trade union educational work are not only to be promoted, but also to be coordinated and to be accompanied and documented pedagogically ( statistics ). The central task of the DGB Bildungswerk Bayern is the training and further education of company interest groups as a voluntary activity and as a counterpart to the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft. The DGB Bildungswerk Bayern is now the smallest adult education provider in Bavaria.

Distribution of funds (statistics)

The so-called "participant double hours" are the basis for the distribution of the funds. They result from the number of events that can be counted, multiplied by the countable hours and the number of participants. Almost half of the funds go to the Bavarian Adult Education Association and almost 1/3 to the two denominational educational institutions. The rest is divided between the four smaller educational institutions.

Ministry of Culture

The AGEB works closely with the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture on issues of organization and financing. Adult education is housed there in Department VII (Vocational Schools, Adult Education, Sport) and attached to Section VII.9 (Adult Education, Bavarian State Foundation , Political Academies, Cultural Fund).

State Advisory Board for Adult Education

The state advisory board for adult education has the task of "advising the state government in questions of adult education, giving general suggestions, promoting the cooperation of the state-recognized state organizations for adult education and the state-recognized agencies at state level and making suggestions for cooperation to give at local and regional level ".
In addition to the adult education sponsoring organizations, the state advisory board also includes the educational institutions of the political foundations and the Academy for Political Education in Tutzing.

Politics and self-image

"The AGEB faces the growing challenges of lifelong learning in close cooperation with the Free State". The providers within the AGEB as well as the AGEB see themselves as experts in adult education. In this capacity you want to locate adult education in a concept of lifelong learning and to make it positive. During a closed meeting in 2013, it was decided to ensure this through a suitable structure.

Future challenges

For the adult education providers in Bavaria and the cooperation within the AGEB, at least four challenges arise for the future:

  1. The change in society
  2. New topics and educational formats
  3. The challenges of social media
  4. Institutional vs. Project funding

The socio-cultural change in society

A change in society means that the original composition of the target groups of the individual carriers is no longer a perfect fit. There has also been a clear socio-cultural change in Bavaria. Not only have other target groups been added, the bond between the target groups and the various organizations has also loosened significantly. Overall, this future task is about increasing participation in education in Bavaria for all sections of the population.

New topics and educational formats

Political educational work in particular, but also the imparting of values ​​or the changed social structure of adults in Bavaria have the consequence that classic educational formats , such as lectures on political topics, are extremely difficult to find appreciable popularity. Many topics are therefore already being offered through cooperation events. There are many discussions about new topics and educational formats, as they represent an important challenge for future adult education in Bavaria.

The challenges of social media

A development that is not yet reflected in the offers of adult education providers in Bavaria is the evolution of the Internet . In particular, social media - especially their use in the context of typical adult education events - have not yet arrived.

Institutional vs. Project funding

Although the biggest hype about it has already subsided at the moment, there is a constant conflict with the Bavarian state government about how adult education should be financed in the future. There are strong proponents of project funding. However, the adult education providers rightly point out that educational projects are only meaningful and sustainable if they can dock with existing structures and institutions. It is not unlikely that future funding will provide basic institutional funding. In addition to this, there would then be project funding with regard to particularly explosive or politically important topics.

See also

Sources and literature

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literature

  • School and Education in Bavaria 2012. Facts and Figures. (PDF; 7.5 MB) In: Education Statistics , Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Issue 56, 2012, ISSN  1437-0646
  • Strategy for Lifelong Learning in the Federal Republic of Germany . (PDF; 293 kB). Issue 115.BLK (Federal and State Commission), 2004
  • Financing Lifelong Learning: The Way Forward . (PDF; 1.6 MB) Final report of the independent expert commission, BMBF, 2004.
  • The other Munich. Brochure accompanying the alternative city tour of the DGB Bildungswerk München . DGB Bildungswerk München, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-024180-2
  • The adult education center - education in public responsibility . DVV, 2011, ISBN 978-3-942755-99-3
  • K. Haimerl: Adult education - the stepchild of politics . In: Academy Report , 4/2009, pp. 3–4.
  • N. Jahn: Belly dancing is also education. Successful dialogue between adult education and the CSU parliamentary group . In: Bayerische Staatszeitung , November 10, 2006.
  • E. Meueler: Me and the others - the self-image of adult teachers . 1993
  • E. Meueler: Didactics of Adult Education - Further Education as an Open Project . In: R. Tippelt, A. v. Hippel (Hrsg.): Handbook Adult Education / Further Education . 3. Edition. 2009, pp. 973-987
  • D. Lange: Monitor political education (series of publications of the Federal Agency for Political Education , Volume 1008). 2010
  • R. Tippelt, A. von Hippel (Ed.): Handbook for adult education / training . 3. Edition. VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2009
  • H. Siebert: Adult Education in the Federal Republic of Germany - Old Federal States and New Federal States . In: Tippelt, R. & von Hippel, A. (Ed.): Handbook for adult education / training . 3. Edition. 2009, pp. 59-85
  • T. Wildfeuer: "Value of adult education not recognized". AG the provider of adult education in Bavaria emphasized the importance of lifelong learning . In: Passauer Neue Presse , May 25, 2007.

Web links

Commons : Adult Education in Bavaria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

Notes and quotes

  1. ^ "In the following period, adult education laws were passed or amended in all other federal states (except Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Berlin)" (Siebert. 2nd edition. 2009, p. 70).
  2. ↑ Article 1 of the EbföG of 1974 reads completely "Adult education is an independent, equal main area of ​​the education system, which with its educational offers gives the opportunity to deepen, renew and expand the education acquired in school, university or vocational training. Adult education pursues the goal of contributing to self-responsibility and self-determination of people. Its educational offer extends to personal, social, political and professional areas. It enables the acquisition of additional knowledge and skills, promotes judgment and decision-making ability, leads to the reduction of Prejudice and enable a better understanding of social and political processes as a prerequisite for one's own responsible behavior. It promotes the development of creative abilities. " (EbföG of 1974, Article 1).
  3. ↑ "Adult education providers and institutions should form networks at the municipal and state level and work together with providers and institutions in the other educational areas" (AGEB 2012, Art. 5).
  4. ↑ "How can long-term education, specifically adult education, be financed that sets other accents, that takes its public good seriously beyond pure market orientation?" (From the invitation flyer).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b EbFöG from 1974, Article 1
  2. ↑ (Kündörfer 1976, p. 116)
  3. ↑ See, for example, the guidelines of the local Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arbeit und Leben München from August 1960.
  4. ↑ See Siebert 2nd edition. 2009, p. 69 ff.
  5. ↑ Compare the reports of the so-called Timmermann Commission, BMBF 2004. But also BLK 2004.
  6. ↑ See also the press release of the KLE and the joint declaration of the municipal umbrella organizations.
  7. ^ Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria in the version v. Dec 15, 1998
  8. ↑ See the organizational plan of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture.
  9. ↑ Website of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture under the item Cooperation.
  10. ↑ AGEB 2008, p. 2