Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria: a telling case

Signposts of change in the landscape of adult basic education in Austria: a telling case

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Drawing on a strongly grassroots and expertise-supported development in the field of adult basic education in Austria, this paper traces the current shift to politically motivated interventions.The article is based on a methodologically triangulated case study based on interviews (part 1), review static nail coupon of theory (part 2), and document analysis (part 3).It unveils a unique spirit of empowerment and emancipation in Austrian adult basic education.

This spirit currently seems to be at risk.The authors identified five sauceland signposts of a changing landscape showing a strong tendency towards impact orientation in terms of employability and upskilling: (1) Standardisation and one of its unintended consequences (2) Technocracy over expertise (3) Narrowing the curriculum (4) Teaching supersedes facilitating (5) Research and development - disliked.In order to preserve the tradition within the framework of adult basic education, the authors emphasise the importance of raising informed and critical voices.