Heile Bildungsbürgerwelt und ländliche Grenzerfahrung. 1957 in Programmen der Volkshochschulen

The Ideal World of the Bildungbürger and Rural Borderline Experiences Programmes of German adult education centres in 1957 In this article course programmes of German adult education centres in 1957 are examined from the perspectives of four time-witnesses of German social history during the Cold War: (1) What memories are stimulated among time-witnesses as to what the courses were really like? (2) What approach is used in the cover text? (3) What differences can one find when comparing the design and topics of two course plans? (4) What topics were at the focus of interest in 1957? The analysis was performed within the framework of a seminar on the history of adult education. It was carried out with three students, among them an 81-year-old who had taken part in the courses.