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Schiersmann, Christiane; Ambos, Ingrid – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1996
Focuses on motives leading women in the new German Laender to participate in further education and on gender-related barriers to further education. Shows that women accept the need for further education, hoping to improve their job situation but knowing that their efforts will have a limited effect on employment chances. (DSK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Opportunities, Females, Foreign Countries

Gieseke, Wiltrud; Siebers, Ruth – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1996
Argues that, although women in the new German Laender show greater interest in further vocational training, retraining offers and chances for reemployment are less promising for them. Sketches perceptions and evaluations of the vocational retraining situation from the perspective of life-long learning and vocational retraining's effects on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Opportunities, Females, Foreign Countries