Susanne JaudzimsLearning Outcomes – Paradigmenwechsel in der Hochschullehre

About this book deutschenglish

Largely unnoticed by the public another far-reaching paradigm shift takes place at Europe‘s higher education institutions: the „Shift from Teaching to Learning“. In this regard the importance of learning outcomes in higher education is constantly increasing. This study analyses the term and concept of learning outcomes within politics of higher education. It points out how the constructions of employability and citizenship are linked to learning outcomes. It is also being analysed how higher education didactics can be further developed in connection to the aspect of learning outcomes. Likewise, it has been achieved to point out systematically the discussion about learning outcomes from a higher education policy perspective as well as from a higher education didactics perspective. At last, the study explores the perspective of practicians concerning their view on coherent, outcome-oriented higher education.

As a result of this multiperspective research approach the study makes an important contribution to scientific progress in continuing education research as well as to the further developing of concepts in higher education didactics.

About the author

Susanne Jaudzims is researcher at the Institute for Research on Higher Education in Hannover, Germany. She holds a Ph. D. in educational science.