Which new impulses can the term "region" provide within the fields of adult and further education? The approach presented in this paper is the first one to examine "region" from the viewpoint of adult and further education. Interviews with leading actors in further education from two different border regions suggest that the region may be assigned a didactical perspective as a place of learning and education. Networks can provide access to new spheres of activity and extend educational work as well as the acquisition of physical living environments. The objective of content-oriented educational work between market and order generates contents that can be applied across borders and social spaces. The paper clearly advocates a greater focus on learning contents as well as the use of socio-spatial approaches to the research and development of regions within adult education.weiterlesen