Weiterbildung für alle?

The German Adult Education Centres (VHS) consider themselves as further learning institutions for all whose aim it is to address the population at large. However, the data basis on the extent to which socially disadvantaged groups are reached is restricted. The present contribution investigates to which extent persons with a low level of school education are represented among the participants of the Adult Education Centres in Berlin. The investigation is linked to previous results of the research programme „Social Inclusion/Learning in Social Spaces“, which indicate that the reachability of educationally disadvantaged groups is difficult even for further learning providers whose key objective the inclusion of all status groups is.