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ERIC Number: EJ678552
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
Understanding Informality and Formality in Learning.
Colley, Helen; Hodkinson, Phil; Malcolm, Janice
Adults Learning (England), v15 n3 p7-9 Nov 2003
Reviews definitions of and debates over distinctions among formal, informal, and nonformal learning. Outlines questions about four aspects of formality/informality with which to analyze learning situations: process, location/setting, purposes, and content. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Environment, Informal Education, Learning Processes, Nonformal Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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