Evening School

The John Dewey Research Center for the Didactics of Democracy develops needs-based continuing education programs for those active in the field of extracurricular political youth and adult education. One of these formats is the evening school. Please note that the videos can only by offered in german. 

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The evening school is a free offer for the self-determined didactic qualification of new specialists in the field of extracurricular political youth and adult education. It is aimed at people who are starting their careers in the field of political education and would like to learn more about how political education can be organized in a meaningful way. The course can be completed with a written exam (as soon as 15 lectures have been completed) and is certified as a form of further eduation ("Weiterbildung").

We make all evening classes publicly available on the YouTube platform. Here you can see with one click which parts have already been published.

However, it is also important for us to point out that both the evening school and the research center are currently still under construction. This means that lectures are being developed bit by bit and no complete course concepts are available at the moment. We will release the lectures as soon as we receive them - this may not always correspond to the order in which they are to be arranged in the future.

START COLLECTION

In the start collection, we have put together some basics that we view as the foundation of the series. This includes the concept of evening school itself, as well as central concepts of political education, such as the Beutelsbach Consensus, dialectical principles and the relationship between knowledge and skills. Click here for the to watch parts of this collection.

COLLECTION 1: EDUCATIONAL AREAS - STRUCTURES - EXPERIENCES

In the first series, we have put together some exciting topics for you: From two general introductions to the didactics of extracurricular political youth and adult education, we move on to fundamental challenges and different fields of professionalism. Click here for collection no. 1.

COLLECTION 2: TARGET GROUPS AND SPACES - FOR EVERYONE

The second season will also be full of exciting topics. This time, we are exploring the question of how political education can succeed for everyone and why this is important. Click here for collection no. 2.

COLLECTION 3: CHALLENGES - STRATEGIES - CONTROVERSIES

In the third season, we follow the trail already outlined in collection 2 and ask ourselves what particular challenges arise for political education, how these are discussed and what strategies can be used to deal with them in a meaningful way. Click here for collection no. 3.

COLLECTION 4: STRATEGIES, METHODS & MATERIALS

In the fourth season, we turn to different strategies in an even more determined way. Now the focus is really on methods and materials and thus on the question of how political education offers can be prepared conceptually and didactically in a meaningful way. Click here for collection no. 4.

SPECIAL COLLECTION - POLITICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

Because we have found that many teachers are also interested in our evening school and, moreover, many non-school stakeholders cooperate with schools in the field of political education, we have put together school-related parts in this special collection. Click here for the special collection related to school topics.