ERIC Number: EJ1251249
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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Learning Lives across Educational Boundaries: Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Trajectories
Erstad, Ola
International Journal for Research on Extended Education, v3 n2 p9-22 2015
In this article, I discuss educational boundaries as experienced by the learner across different contexts, activities and interests. Learning is understood as a trajectory beyond situated contexts. The analytical focus is how learning trajectories are experienced as continuity or discontinuity by students across in-school and out-of-school settings. The analysis draws on findings from a longitudinal project in one multicultural community of Oslo, using mainly observational and interview methodologies. The findings show that educational boundaries are often blurred and represent different learning trajectories beyond simple dichotomies of continuation or discontinuation in learning.
Descriptors: Learning, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Secondary School Students, Learning Activities, Developmental Continuity, Secondary Schools, Student Interests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway (Oslo)
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