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Chambers, Cynthia M. – 1992
Western European forms of discourse have been foisted upon the world as the universal value-neutral reference point. External standards have been used to assess aboriginal discourse, particularly in public contexts such as schools and courtrooms. These standards assume that there is one single correct way to proceed (to talk, write, argue, teach),…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Canada Natives, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Differences
McConnochie, K. R. – 1981
After defining educational and cultural terms and establishing a model representing cultural reproduction, case studies illustrate how three Aboriginal communities are educating and socializing their children. Strelley, a community in Western Australia, has a history of determined independence that has resulted in a unique level of economic and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Control, Community Education, Comparative Analysis
Rogers, Elice E. – 2002
Scholars have addressed adults and the impact of popular culture on adult learning, but little attention has been directed toward the relationship between adult learning and African Americans. Most specifically, minimal information is related to adult learning that evolves as a result of popular culture influences. Popular culture promotes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Black Culture
Kingma, Onko; Falk, Ian – 2000
This paper argues that present institutional settings in rural Australia are inadequate for bringing about a culture that is fair and inclusive. A vision for rural Australia based predominantly on a market economy and its attendant policies and institutions allows the "means" (the market) to determine the ends and may lead to an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries
Ruderman, Marian N.; Ohlott, Patricia J. – 2000
Ordinary nonwork activities like fundraising, coaching, and community advocacy can serve as sources of learning for managers in such areas as interpersonal skills, handling multiple tasks, using relevant background information, and leadership practice. Private life encourages leadership development by offering managers experience developing their…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Education
Goldberg, Michelle; Corson, David – 2001
Many immigrants, refugees, and aboriginal Canadians learn their own languages in the normal, informal way. These minority languages learned informally are not valued as a skill that yields returns in the labor market in the same way the official languages or formally learned languages do. What counts as a skill in a society, in a given point in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingualism, Canada Natives, Developed Nations
Cofer, David A. – 2000
Research on informal learning in the workplace suggests several definitions, including that informal learning is a process of learning that takes place in everyday experience, often at subconscious levels, and that it is unique to, and rests in the hands of, the learner. Research supports introducing informal learning not as a replacement for…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship
Grace, Margaret – 1998
Research aimed to enhance rural women's access to communication and information technologies and to assess the impact of their technology use on their participation in small business development and community development. Over 200 women throughout Queensland (Australia) were involved. A trial electronic mailing list linking rural women to urban…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Reynolds, F. W.; Anderson, Carl – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Motion-picture films have come to be recognized quite generally as a valuable and practical means of instruction in schools, college, and universities and for clubs and societies organized for educational purposes. The number of persons making such use of them is now very large and constantly becoming larger. To all these, a handbook of general…
Descriptors: Educational History, Instructional Films, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Technology

Meissen, Greg; Warren, Mary; Nansel, Tonja; Goodman, Samantha – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 2002
A study examined costs and benefits perceived by 26 self-help group leaders who helped rural Kansas communities in extending the use, awareness, and effectiveness of self-help groups. Findings that satisfaction in helping was the major benefit and time constraints the major cost were used to tailor leadership roles. Self-help group activity…
Descriptors: Action Research, Health Activities, Informal Education, Leadership Effectiveness

Quin, Melanie – Physics Education, 1990
Interactive science and technology centers are described that emphasize "hands-on" science. Examined are the outreach programs offered by many centers which include traveling exhibitions and published resource materials. Examples of follow-up activities to a center visit are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning

Wellington, Jerry – Physics Education, 1990
Examined is the contribution that hands-on, interactive centers can make to science education. The characteristics of informal and formal learning are compared and discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning

Williams, Michael J. – Physics Education, 1990
Advocated is the use of interactive centers to supplement existing classroom laboratory experiences. Activities found in the center and modified classroom versions are described. The problems that arise when primary students meet sophisticated exhibits is discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning

Krendl, Kathy A.; Clark, Ginger – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
Literature on the influence of computers on learning in formal classroom and informal out-of-school contexts is reviewed, and the primary policy considerations in diffusion of computer-based educational technology are examined. The article suggests that the boundaries between formal and informal learning environments can be overcome with…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Ellis, John; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1994
Includes "Young Men Learning: Informal Education and Drug Abuse" (Ellis); "Young Women Learning: Participative Women-Only Group Work" (Gregory); "City Challenge and Capacity Building: Developing Communication Skills" (Smith); and "Social Education with Disaffected Young People: The Padstow Challenge and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Development, Crime Prevention, Drug Abuse