‘Special offers for target groups that otherwise would not have been reached’ : Social participation through regional networks in adult literacy and basic education – A multiple-case study

Jakob Bickeböller

doi:10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4641

Authors

Jakob Bickeböller University of Cologne https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9288-025X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.4641

Keywords:

institutional logics, communities, adult basic education, social participation

Abstract

Using the perspective of neo-institutionalism and institutional logics, this article examines regional networks in the field of literacy and basic education. The goal of the analysis is to identify different forms of community-logics within two actor constellations. For this purpose, two regions are focused within a multiple-case study design. The empirical approach is based on interviews with experts from the field of literacy and basic education. The Interviews are evaluated qualitatively. The interview material will be used to identify different logics of communities in the regions and to examine the contexts in which actors orient themselves to the different logics. It becomes clear that communities in adult basic education are constituted on the basis of both geographical and content related aspects. By becoming a member of the communities, the actors benefit from various advantages. This collaboration ultimately enables the social participation and inclusion of the low-literate in the regions.

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