Im Zeichen der Autonomie. Thesen zum erwachsenengerechten Lernen

Following Piaget and recent research on psychodynamics, the author establishes theses on distinctively suitable adult learning. She recapitulates essential theses from her book »Zur Konstruktion des Erwachsenen« (On the Structure of Adults) and refines them with regard to autonomy as a learning incentive. The author believes that learning processes, which are characteristic for adults, occur mainly when old structures are overcome and learning procedures are modified. The learning incentive is another specific characteristic of children’s and adult learning. Acknowledging the autonomy of adult learners is one of the micro-didactic challenges for the field of adult education as well as for the adult educational staff.