Author(s): Senseney, James E.
Year: 1985
Language: English
Pages: 191
Tags: Germany, Post-war Education
I. THE EVOLUTION OF ADULT EDUCATION IN
GERMANY 1
The Industrial Revolution 2
The Residential Volkshochschule 4
The Revolution of 1848 6
The Society for the Spread of
Education 10
The German Volkshochschule (VHS) 14
The Rhine-Main League for Popular
Education 16
The University Extension Courses 19
The Century of the World Wars 21
The New Direction 23
Akademie der Arbeit (Academy of W o r k ) . . . . 31
Training the Adult Educator 35
Adult Education During the Period
of Inflation 37
The Silesian Work Camp 38
II. ADULT EDUCATION IN GERMANY: 1933-1945 . . . . 41
III. THE BRITISH ZONE 60
German Educational Reconstruction 60
First Volkshochschule Meeting for the
British Zone 78
Second Volkshochschule Meeting for the
British Zone 81
Currency Reform 85
Wilton Park 90
University Reform in Germany 91
IV. THE FRENCH ZONE 94
Currency Reform 106
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V. THE AMERICAN ZONE 111
The Schools 115
Denazification 118
Reeducation to Democracy 122
German Education and American Control. . . . 128
German Adult Education 130
Zook Report on Adult Education 141
Education Service Centers 141
Control Council Directive Number 54 142
Control Council Directive Number 56 143
Haus Schwalbach 14 4
Gesellschaft zur Gestaltung
Oeffentlichen Leben (Society for
the Formation of Public Life) 146
VI. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FURTHER STUDY 151
Denazification 153
Adult Education 155
Control of the VHS 156
Conclusion 159
Recommendations for Further Study 164
REFERENCES 166
APPENDIX 1 180
