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ERIC Number: EJ609222
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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The Informal Teachers' Contribution to Lifelong Learning.
Harrison, Leslie
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, v40 n1 p101-06 Apr 2000
Informal adult educators in an Australian rural community (n=31) viewed their characteristics and commitment to teaching as varying according to purpose and context. The study suggested that differences in informal teaching are influenced by the lack of externally imposed criteria and other institutional constraints. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Tasmania)