In the 2020s, the number of the over 60s in the workforce will continue to increase. The book 'Arbeit und Altern 2020' (Work and Ageing 2020) takes stock of the state of knowledge on work and age and ageing, and on progress in the areas of work design and human resources. It presents academic...

Könnte die Corona-Pandemie durch ihren Effekt auf die Digitalisierung auch die technologiebedingte Arbeitslosigkeit erhöhen? Und ist deshalb die Zeit für eine breit angelegte Weiterbildungsoffensive gekommen? Grundsätzlich ist das Fortbildungsangebot ist in der Schweiz sehr breit, und es...

The idea of free education was first mooted in Nigeria in the early 1950s by the Action Group, a political party that Michael Adekunle Ajasin was a member. For over sixty years since the idea during the struggles for Nigerian independence, politicians have continued to use free education to gain...

In order to be competitive in the knowledge market, in today's modern times, which is both a time of constant change and great insecurity, we need to be prepared for the challenges ahead. The only way any of us can achieve this is - lifelong learning. According to the Lisbon Declaration,...

Using detailed time use data for Germany a positive correlation is found between the level of schooling education and time investments in informal education. Two hypotheses explain this observation: (1) highly educated people have higher opportunity costs of their leisure time and thus prefer...