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Annen, Silvia – International Journal of Training and Development, 2023
In Germany and Canada, the integration of immigrants into the labour market is closely related to the various approaches towards the recognition and validation of informal learning. This paper aims to analyse the informal learning measures undertaken by immigrants as well as those offered by employers in the health and information and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Inclusion, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
Melanie Viola Partsch; Monique Landberg – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2024
In today's world, lifelong learning (LLL) is a key element of individual and societal success. However, despite knowing potential determinants of LLL, we do not yet understand how they interact to facilitate LLL. Therefore, the present study aims to verify the usefulness of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in predicting LLL. We applied a…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Behavior Theories, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
Anselmann, Sebastian – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study is to unveil how professional trainers and training managers describe the learning conditions of their workplaces, what informal and formal learning activities they intend to accomplish and what barriers to learning at work they encounter. Design/methodology/approach: Barriers to learning in the workplace fall under…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Job Training, Trainers, Work Environment
Julian Decius; Janika Dannowsky; Niclas Schaper – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Research and practice have recognized the importance of informal learning--a specific type of active learning--for higher education contexts. University students learn not only in formally organized courses, but also in a self-directed and intentional way from fellow students, through trial and error, and by reflection. However, there has been a…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Foreign Countries, College Students, Independent Study
Li, Junmin; Pilz, Matthias – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the in-company training according to the technologically demanding and safety-critical feature of the aircraft industry. This study addresses to the tension between the structured and the more incidental part of in-company learning in their training and learning environment. Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: On the Job Training, Workplace Learning, Air Transportation, Manufacturing Industry
Jens Dörpinghaus; Johanna Binnewitt; David Samray; Kristine Hein – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2024
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to reveal the importance of informatics in continuing vocational education in Germany. The labour market is a field with diverse data structures and multiple applications, for example connecting jobseekers and trainings or jobs. The labour market heavily relies on vocational education and training and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science Education, Computer Science Education, Vocational Education
Annika Bush; Maike Löns – Research on Education and Media, 2024
In today's digital society, the quest for sustainable development requires a paradigm shift in policy making, education, and individual lifestyle choices. This study explores the impact of informal education through communication technologies, with a specific focus on the social media network Instagram, to promote education for sustainable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Sustainable Development, Social Media
European Training Foundation, 2023
Qualifications frameworks are tools for describing qualifications of an education or training system by classifying them into levels. Each level provides a clear description of what the holder of a qualification knows, understands and is able to do. They are important tools for making qualifications transparent and comprehensible, within and…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Global Approach, Regional Programs, Nonformal Education
Simone Neher-Asylbekov; Ingo Wagner – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2023
Inquiry-based out-of-school STEM learning environments, such as offerings from science centers, museums, and out-of-school laboratories, serve as an enrichment to classroom education in many countries. As there is an increasing number of such STEM learning environments in Germany and some other countries and a growing body of research worldwide,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Prior Learning, Student Interests
Henriette L. Arndt – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This article reports on the development and validation of the Informal Second Language Engagement questionnaire (ISLE) for capturing various aspects of learner engagement with informal second language practices. Whereas other questionnaires have primarily focused on learner behavior (the frequency, quantity, and diversity of informal activities in…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
Tomáš Karger; Jan Kalenda; Jitka Vaculíková; Ilona Kocvarová – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
Digitisation represents one of the key directions of adult education and training in the post-COVID-19 times, but direct empirical evidence of its scope among learners is rather scarce after 2021. Therefore, the general aim of this article is to investigate the current state of the use of online learning platforms and resources in adult education…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Adult Education, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
European Training Foundation, 2023
Qualifications frameworks are tools for describing qualifications of an education or training system by classifying them into levels. Each level provides a clear description of what the holder of a qualification knows, understands and is able to do. They are important tools for making qualifications transparent and comprehensible, within and…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Global Approach, Regional Programs, Nonformal Education
Sarah Kieferle; Iztok Devetak; Jane Essex; Sarah Hayes; Marina Stojanovska; Rachel Mamlok-Naaman; Silvija Markic – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Approaches for inclusive science teaching currently tend to focus on only one dimension of diversity at a time. This neglects the fact that diversity is multidimensional in nature, and the consideration of only one dimension of diversity can yield inclusive practices with limited scope. Therefore, the goal of the project "Diversity in Science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Inclusion, Informal Education, Foreign Countries
Petri-Preis, Axel – Music Education Research, 2023
Practices of "Musikvermittlung" have become significantly more relevant since the last turn of the millennium against the background of a dwindling audience for classical concerts in the German speaking countries. For classically trained musicians, whether in permanent positions, as soloists or in portfolio careers, activities in the…
Descriptors: Musicians, Classical Music, Music Education, Self Concept
Batsleer, Janet; Thomas, Nigel Patrick; Pohl, Axel – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2020
Drawing on the PARTISPACE research (www.partispace.eu) and particularly on findings from three of eight European cities included in the study, this article brings to the surface the dramatic and theatrical practices underlying the metaphor of performance in order to contribute to a better understanding of youth work and youth participation. It…
Descriptors: Participation, Spatial Ability, Group Dynamics, Youth