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Morrison, Dirk – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
This short paper will describe the details of a SSHRC/IDG-funded research program currently underway (2015-2016) that will investigate how older adults (65+) use Web 2.0 tools and Internet-based resources to establish and expand their virtual personal learning networks (PLNs) for the purposes of enriching their expertise and knowledge within the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Independent Study
Bradshaw, Kathlyn; Parchoma, Gale; Lock, Jennifer – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2017
This article considers formal and informal learning activities in massive open online courses (MOOCs). MOOCs are often broadly positioned as either cMOOCs (based on connectivistic pedagogies) or xMOOCs (based on cognitivistic/behavioristic pedagogies). In a recent "International Review of Research in Open and Distance" article, Anders…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Informal Education, Online Courses, Learning Activities
Chandra, Doreen Vikashni – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2014
This paper highlights the importance of integrating indigenous perspectives on environmental sustainability into mainstream education as a way of bridging the gap in the understanding of indigenous knowledge systems into Western science explanations of sustainable development (SD) in education, at the same time ensuring traditional ecological…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
Clover, Darlene E. – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2015
Gender mainstreaming emerged in the 1990s to challenge normative social and political structures and practices by integrating gender into all levels of thinking and decision making. Training is central to processes of gender mainstreaming because it aims to provide the knowledge, awareness, resources, and skills needed to transform hegemonic…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Females, Politics, Public Officials
Tavares, Vander, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Canada has become one of the most popular destinations for international students at the higher education level. A number of complex factors and trends, both in Canada and globally, have contributed to the emergence of Canada as a destination for international higher education. However, more research is still needed to better understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Higher Education
Briseño-Garzón, Adriana; Perry, Kristen H.; Purcell-Gates, Victoria – Community Literacy Journal, 2014
Much of the current research on scientific literacy focuses on particular text genres read by students within the classroom context. We offer a cross-case analysis of literacy as social practice in multicultural communities around the world, through which we reveal that individuals with no formal education, as well as people with varied levels of…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Cultural Pluralism, Science Education, Informal Education
Datta, Ranjan – Cogent Education, 2016
Community garden activities can play a significant role in bridging formal and informal learning, particularly in urban children's science and environmental education. It promotes relational methods of learning, discussing, and practicing that will integrate food security, social interactions, community development, environmental activism, and…
Descriptors: Gardening, Informal Education, Ethnography, Power Structure
Butterwick, Shauna; Elfert, Maren – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2014
In this paper, we offer our analysis of the profiles of 27 elder women social activists of Atlantic Canada, profiles created by Dr. Liz Burge. Our goal is to honour these women and to inform, and hopefully inspire, others involved in social activism. We hope our research will contribute to the growing field of inquiry in adult education into…
Descriptors: Females, Activism, Foreign Countries, Profiles
Winchester, Geoff; Culver, Diane; Camiré, Martin – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2013
Background: There are approximately 52,000 teacher-coaches coaching 750,000 high school student-athletes in Canada. Despite this large population, Canadian high school teacher-coaches remain relatively unstudied. High school coaches in Canada are often asked to coach sports with which they are unfamiliar, and because they are not required to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Athletic Coaches, Focus Groups
McLean, Scott – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
Self-help literature has become an important domain of adult learning in North America. Self-help books offer readers advice on how to take charge of their lives and achieve goals such as prosperity, love, happiness, wellness, and self-actualization. Despite the popularity of self-help books, there has been little research about them from scholars…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Adult Students, Adult Education
Cormier-MacBurnie, Paulette; Doyle, Wendy; Mombourquette, Peter; Young, Jeffrey D. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the formal and informal workplace learning of professional chefs. In particular, it considers chefs' learning strategies and outcomes as well as the barriers to and facilitators of their workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology is based on in-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Griffin, Shelley M.; Ismailos, Linda – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2015
Many teacher candidates (preservice teachers) in a Bachelor of Education degree cross the threshold into an elementary music methodology course with trepidation. Thus, teacher educators (music education professors) ought to explore the ways in which they can attend to students' music experiences so as to increase teacher competence. This article…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Music Education, Student Experience, Preservice Teacher Education
Shaw, Ashley; Krug, Don – Journal of Museum Education, 2013
This research was conducted as part of a project designed to offer guidance on the development of a youth oriented online space for a popular Canadian museum of heritage and immigration. This space would allow young people to learn about heritage, ethnicity, and cultural identity, and, ideally, aid in the development of a positive ethnic identity.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Museums, Web Sites, Teaching Methods
Vermeylen, Laurie; McLean, Scott – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2014
Conventional wisdom in adult education suggests that processes of life cycle change make for differences in the learning experiences of younger and older adults. Popular demographers argue that generational differences exist between those born in different historical periods. Outside the realm of higher education, there are relatively few…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Age Differences, Learning Processes, Adult Learning
Wright, Ruth – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2014
By identifying three main sociologies that characterise broad movements in the field since its inception, this paper provides a background to considerations of music education from the perspective of sociology. A fourth sociology is then proposed that may be useful to interrogate the complexities of the field of 21st century music education. This…
Descriptors: Music Education, Educational Sociology, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach