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Was ist politische Bildung?
(2014)
Die Bildung alter Menschen hat Franz Pöggeler vor einem halben Jahrhundert als noch ungelöste Aufgabe erkannt und in einer umfassenden Weise anthropologisch begründet. Seine Konzeption einer ‚abschließenden Bildung‘ für die letzten Lebensphasen ist spirituell, aber nicht konfessionell geprägt, methodisch-didaktisch setzt sie entschieden auf Informalität. Im Vergleich zum Zeitpunkt der Entstehung dieses Entwurfs sind heute auch Ältere reguläre Adressaten der Bildungsarbeit geworden, im Rahmen des Lebenslangen Lernens werden sie aber anders als bei Pöggeler eher nach dem Muster einer ‚vorbereitenden Bildung‘ angesprochen. Spezifische Bildungsbedürfnisse des Alters werden dabei nicht ausreichend berücksichtigt. Mit der Begründung einer empirischen Weisheitstheorie und der Öffnung der Gerontologie für spirituelle Fragen zeigt sich inzwischen der Ansatz Pöggelers in einer hohen Aktualität. Auch seine methodisch-didaktische Leitvorstellung kann in den aktuellen Entwicklungen der Erinnerungsarbeit wiederentdeckt werden. Sie erfährt hier aber auch eine Fortentwicklung unter Berücksichtigung der Erkenntnisse zum lebensgeschichtlichen Reminiszieren.
Health problem: In Germany, about 100,000 people currently suffer from aphasia. This speech disorder occurs as a result of neurologic events such as stroke or traumatic brain injury. Aphasia causes major limitations in social participation and quality of life and can be associated with unemployability and social isolation. For affected persons, it is essential to regain and maintain autonomy in daily life, both at work and with family and friends. The loss of autonomy is perceived much more dramatically than the loss of speech. Clients wish to minimise this loss of autonomy in daily life. As full recovery is not achievable in chronic aphasia, treatment must focus on improved compensatory approaches and on supporting the clients' coping strategies.
Evidence base: Based on eight randomised comparisons including 347 participants, a recent Cochrane review (Brady et al., 2012) revealed that speech therapy - as compared with no treatment - had positive effects on functional communication in clients suffering from aphasia (0.30 SMD; 95% CI[0.08 to 0.52]). There was no evidence suggesting that one type of training was superior to the others. However, quality of life and social participation were not evaluated as outcomes. Recent studies found that speech therapy-led training for communication and self-efficacy and the integration of communication partners may have a positive impact on these client-centred outcomes.
Implication for research: Speech therapy-led training for communication within a group setting should be manualised and pilot-tested with respect to feasibility and acceptance in a German sample of people with aphasia and their communication partners. Instruments measuring quality of life and social participation can be validated within the scope of this feasibility study. These research efforts are necessary to prepare a large-scale comparative effectiveness research trial comparing the effects of both usual speech therapy and speech therapy-led group communication training on quality of life and social participation.
The purpose of this study was to empirically analyze the sports background, personality dimensions, attitudes, and social competencies of adult head coaches and young assistant coaches involved in the German Einfach Fußball ( Just Soccer) program, which promotes the participation of pupils with intellectual disabilities in soccer/sports and society. Methods. The study recruited 28 head coaches and 29 assistant coaches who completed a questionnaire battery of standardized instruments (NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, Social Self-Efficacy) as well as self-developed instruments. Analysis of the data involved descriptive and inferential statistical procedures. A descriptive comparison of the assistant coaches with a normative sample of males aged 16–20 years was performed. Results. The head coaches were found with little soccer/sports experience with persons with disabilities prior to participation in the Just Soccer program. However, the majority were familiar with these persons through personal/vocational contacts. Overall, the head coaches were differentiated by formal coaching levels and playing backgrounds, with very few holding any additional formal qualifications in special education. The assistant coaches pre
sented below average scores in the analyzed five personality dimensions when compared with the normative sample. Their attitudes
and social competencies did not change during their 8-month involvement in Just Soccer . Conclusions. The findings highlight
the important role of the coaching staff in the success of the Just Soccerprogram. coaches involved in such activities should be familiarized with needs of people with disabilities, be stress-resistant, and possess a balanced set of personality traits. In addition, the results suggest that such individuals should be coaches/players from conventional soccer clubs instead of special school physical education teachers.
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation launched the Choosing Wisely campaign in 2012 and until today convinced more than 50 US specialist societies to develop lists of interventions that may not improve people’s health but are potentially harmful. We suggest combining these new efforts with the already existing efforts in clinical practice guideline development. Existing clinical practice guidelines facilitate a more participatory and evidence-based approach to the development of top 5 lists. In return, adding top 5 lists (for overuse and underuse) to existing clinical practice guidelines nicely addresses a neglected dimension to clinical practice guideline development, namely explicit information on which Do or Don’t do recommendations are frequently disregarded in practice.