There is a new call for contributions to a Special Issue of the journal Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung (Journal for Research on Adult Education) on Adult Learning in the Context of Work, edited by Katrin Kraus and Gabriele Molzberger. 

Adult education is associated with work in many ways: Participation in continuing education is often triggered by employment or is linked to work. In addition, the need for continuing education often results from economic or organisational changes. Aspiration to learn also arises from work processes, whether within employment or in other areas such as care work, voluntary or political work. At the same time, commitments arising from employment or care work make it difficult to participate in adult education. And even though the boundaries between general and vocational continuing education are generally considered to be fluid or ambiguous, many providers' profiles focus on vocational and work-related education.

Adult education and work are thus related to each other in many different ways, but their relationship is, simultaneously, characterised by contradictions. Even the scientific use of the term ‘work’ is contingent; its definition interwoven with ecological, social, economic and technological prerequisites and conditions. These aspects of the relationship between adult education and work deserve analytic attention when discussing adult education in the context of work. The editors are thus seeking proposals for contributions to a Special Issue that will explore these issues. Please see the attached Call for Papers for more detail.