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Assinger, Philipp; Biasin, Chiara – International Journal of Training and Development, 2023
"In 2012," European Union Member States committed to implement policies for the "Validation of Nonformal and Informal Learning" (VNFIL). In this article, we examine Austria and Italy and ask how VNFIL policies in these two countries relate to "informal learning" (IL) and how this can be interpreted from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Nonformal Education, Educational Policy
Daniel Pauw – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While mobile technology has supported and enabled both formal and informal learning, there remain difficulties connecting learners' interests to places-based learning contexts. Place-based and affinity space learning frameworks are useful for understanding and scaffolding learning. Place-based learning looks at ways aspects of the local…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Handheld Devices, Student Interests, Place Based Education
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Chan, Simon C. H. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2023
Following the increasing use of online learning among academic institutions worldwide, this study examined the relationships between enjoyment of study, study engagement, learning performance, and informal learning. Based on the intrinsic motivation theory, enjoyment of study is posited to motivate students to engage in their studies and affects…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
Kathryn S. McCarthy; Danielle S. McNamara – Grantee Submission, 2023
When students learn, they activate, use, revise, and acquire knowledge. As such, knowledge is a fundamental asset. We advocate for an asset-based approach which capitalizes on students' knowledge through prompts and activities that invite learners to leverage what they already know. Considering knowledge as an asset means that educators must…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Definitions, Prompting, Learning Activities
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Robert W. Danielson; Neil G. Jacobson; Erika A. Patall; Gale M. Sinatra; Olusola O. Adesope; Alana A. U. Kennedy; Bethany H. Bhat; Onur Ramazan; Blessing Akinrotimi; Gabriel Nketah; Gan Jin; Oluwafemi J. Sunday – Educational Psychologist, 2025
Misinformation around scientific issues is rampant on social media platforms, raising concerns among educators and science communicators. A variety of approaches have been explored to confront this growing threat to science literacy. For example, refutations have been used both proactively as warning labels and in attempts to inoculate against…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Scientific Research, Social Media, Scientific Literacy
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Jones, Ian David; Brady, Geraldine – Education Sciences, 2022
The purpose of this paper is to consider the following two notions; (1) that the use of 'informal education pedagogies' within teaching and learning in the 'academy' can both support the learning process within the 'classroom' but also transcend to society via students; and (2) that synergies exist between informal education and social pedagogical…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, College Instruction
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Douglass, Helen; Verma, Geeta – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
There is a growing emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education focused learning spaces vis-à-vis science education in the US public schools. These STEM learning spaces mostly take place in informal learning spaces such as STEM makerspace, coding academies, and STEM camps. With this emphasis, teachers teaching…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Lampkin, Timothy E. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Small businesses are critical to the economic success of the United States, and several states, such as Mississippi, have a strong reliance on small business development. Through small, individually owned businesses, the overall economy is enhanced, and the quality of life for many is improved. A growing trend within the small business community…
Descriptors: Females, Blacks, African Americans, Health Services
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Roger-Loppacher, Olga; Buil, Pilar; Tintoré, Mireia; Prieto-Sandoval, Vanessa – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2022
Recycling is a highly relevant issue in environmental behavior. To make it work, it is necessary to involve people. Many efforts have been made to increase people's participation in recycling. This study proposes an informal education to raise awareness among homemakers about recycling, especially aluminum packaging recycling, using workshops and…
Descriptors: Participation, Recycling, Foreign Countries, Organization
Aysegul Akturk – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The idea that sustainable buildings can be used as teaching tools for both formal and informal environmental education and sustainable building education (SBE) has gained attention in both research and practice. Evidence bases from existing studies show that buildings can engage their users in sustainability themes through architectural design,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Building Design, Environmental Education, Architectural Education
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Kyung Hee Park; He Li; Chang Liu – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: As university faculty faced new challenges, such as rapid digital social and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response, this study aimed to identify the daily changes in the interaction between the faculty and the organizational environment (colleague, policy and new issue) by exploring their recent dynamic educational efforts and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Informal Education, Faculty Development, Lifelong Learning
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Win Phyu Thwe; Anikó Kálmán – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
This systematic literature review aimed to provide updated information on lifelong learning in educational research by examining theoretical documents and empirical papers from 2000 to 2022. This review sought to identify concepts, theories, and research trends and methods linked to lifelong learning in educational research in different countries.…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Research, Competence, Nonformal Education
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Paul Watt; Ben Green; Andrea Baker; Andy Bennett; Paul Long – Music Education Research, 2024
This article examines the fortunes of music education programs in rural and regional Australia. It argues that the two key national reports on music education across the nation undertaken in 2005 and 2019 have tended to focus on metropolitan and urban settings and formalised school education at the pre-tertiary level at the expense of music…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Musicians, Music Education, Rural Areas
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Nicole L. Matthews; Hannah Honda; Melissa M. Mitchell; Ashley Johns; Sarah L. Kiefer; Megan Mann; Kelsey Schimmel; Alexis Boglio; Shreyas Hallur; Judith Koke; Monae Verbeke; Jeremy Babendure; Christopher J. Smith – International Journal of STEM Education, 2024
Background: Research is needed to better understand the specific challenges for autistic learners in informal STEM learning settings. This study aimed to increase inclusion in STEM museums, with a larger goal of increasing the impact (i.e., learning and application of knowledge during and after visits) of informal STEM learning settings for…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Capacity Building, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Informal Education
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Yunjo An; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Most research on virtual reality (VR) for learning has focused on young populations in formal learning contexts. Little research has been conducted on how adults engage in informal learning using VR. This study examined adults' informal learning experiences in high-immersion VR, focusing on the aspects of VR they enjoyed and the challenges they…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Computer Simulation, Experiential Learning, Adults
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