Lern- und Bildungsprozesse im Lebenslauf – Befunde empirischer Forschung und Perspektiven der Theorieentwicklung

Starting out with deliberations on the relationship between the course of life and the constructed biography of an individual, this article intends to elucidate the contexts of learning as they are treated in various (inter-)national studies, by focusing on the individual’s course of life. To clarify which methodological design is most appropriate to study processes of (lifelong) learning and education, it then seems necessary to highlight a particular methodological approach. This leads, ultimately, to a general distinction between learning and education.