Usage of the data from statistics on adult education centers in Germany. Potentials for research, politics and practice

• Main Authors: Sarah Widany, Elisabeth Reichart, Ingrid Ambos, Markus Huff
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
• Series: Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung - Report
• Subjects: Provider statistics; Adult education providers; Educational research; Educational practice; Educational policy; Adult education centres
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40955-019-0136-x

Abstract Provider statistics are an important pillar in a fragmented structure of adult education statistics. The article discusses the special prerequisites for the emergence and use of the German “Volkshochschulstatistik” [Statistics on Adult Education Centres in Germany] and the “Verbundstatistik” [Statistics on Continuing Education Network], which are compiled as voluntary statistics by means of cooperation between the adult education associations and the German Institute for Adult Education. We outline the use of these statistics in the contexts of educational research, educational policy and educational practice. In addition, the analytic potential which emerges from the revision of the statistics will be pointed out.