scholarly journals EVALUATION OF (SELF-)DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURALITY EXPERIENCES IN INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
Ieva Bilbokaitė-Skiauterienė ◽  
Renata Bilbokaitė
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Informal Learning Environments ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Political Economic

Political, economic, social and cultural changes of the country influence the change of the educational content. Striving to develop dynamic modern Lithuanian’s and person’s modern nationality, the educational content should relate to “pupils’ experiences and sociocultural needs. The article presents that the development of interculturality of pupils is one of the approaches when striving to understand cultural diversity of the present-day world.The results of previous research (Bilbokaitė, 2017, 2016) have revealed the lack of programmes, clear guidelines for intercultural education in the context of the different learning environments. The article describes importance of informal education, that arises from the learner’s involvement in activities that are not undertaken with a learning purpose in mind.The research aim is to reveal pupil’s (of the 10th-12th Forms) opinion about the (self-)development of interculturality in informal learning environments. Quantitative research was used (sample of 727 Lithuanian comprehensive school pupils) to investigate practical application of development of interculturality in educational environment from pupil’s perspective. The research results analysed employing content analysis reveal the importance of learning from the experience as a fundamental and natural means in different environments - home, social networks, school, city, streets. Safe personal environment creates the opportunity to be self, to learn about values, variety of cultures, tolerance, acceptance of others. Pupils’ opinions concerning the lack of possibilities for development of interculturality in school (during formal education) are presented. 

How to become a beekeeper: learning and skill in managing honeybees

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Caroline Adams
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Informal Learning Environments ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning

Beekeeping is a highly skilled form of animal husbandry that dates back to centuries. It has become a popular hobby in the United Kingdom, but as an activity has rarely featured in geographical research. In this article, I present beekeeping as an interesting site of study for cultural geographers interested in enskilment processes, education and expertise. This article draws on in-depth ethnographic research with a community of hobby beekeepers in Lancashire, United Kingdom, to give a detailed analysis of the enskilment process of novice beekeepers, how this process is being shaped and influenced by a trend towards increasingly formal education tools within the community, and what this means for those interested in the power of skilled practice and expertise. In doing so, it explores issues around formal and informal learning environments, the role of social context in shaping learning, the power of government advice, and it illustrates the complexity introduced by close engagement with an insect.

The effect of informal learning environment upon students’ understanding of science-technology-society-environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 22-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merve Cansu Ince ◽  
Bayram Costu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Informal Learning Environments ◽  
Science Technology Society ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Informal Learning Environment ◽  
Out Of School

It is known that an informal learning environment (i.e., out-of-school) increases the quality of teaching and learning activities. Informal environments also provide many advantages such as enriching the content of learning. Moreover, it is emphasised that the science-technology-society-environment (STSE) learning does not effectively involve in the Turkish education system. From this point of view, informal learning environments should be considered in order to enable students’ understanding of the STSE relation. Within the scope of this study, it was aimed to determine the effectiveness of study visit on students’ understanding of STSE. The research was conducted with 14 male students in the 5th-grade level in the 2016– 2017 academic year. This research, which used a recycling-solid waste collection centre, a botanic garden, a planetarium, a science centre and a zoo, a few informal learning environments, was conducted according to the case study design method. In the study, views on science-technology-society questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, observation forms and diaries were used as data collection tools. The data indicated that the informal learning environments were inadequate to promote conceptual change; however, it was effective to comprehend newly learnt concepts. In addition, it was also concluded that informal learning environment provided students to capture the understanding of STSE relations. Keywords: Science-technology-society-environment (STSE), informal education, out-of-school environment.

scholarly journals Why Science Teachers Can't Teach in Informal Learning Environments?

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakan TuRKMEN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Informal Learning Environments ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
High Level

Teaching science in informal learning environments (ILE) are of great importance for the science course. In this learning process, students behave like scientists and develop their high-level thinking skills. To establish a connection between daily life and natural sciences is another way to add ILE into formal education. In the literature, many studies declared a few teachers teach science in ILE. The purpose of this study, to determine the difficulties or problems faced by science teachers in the process of science teaching using ILE and what kind of solutions teachers offer about these problems or difficulties. The research was carried out by using descriptive research. The study group consists of 144 science teachers, selecting by easily accessible sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods. Ten open-ended questions were asked to the participants. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data. As a result, teachers had problems/difficulties in managerial-based, student-based, parent-based, ILE-based, school location-based, economy-based, curriculum-based and teacher skill and knowledge-based.

scholarly journals Studi Kelayakan Taman Pendidikan Al – Qur’an Sebagai Sumber Belajar Pendidikan Nonformal

JURNAL IQRA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-86
Author(s):  
Andi Ahmad Gunadi ◽  
Zulfitria Zulfitria ◽  
Aswir Aswir
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Nonformal Education ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Education Environment

Al Qur’an Learning Centres for Children (Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur’an) was supposed to be a complimentary nonformal education for both formal and informal education  that many shared in society. This article was to analyze whether a feasibility study in terms of learning situation or education environment based on nonformal one. The research used a qualitative with descriptive design. The informants were derived from the managers Al Qur’an Learning Centres for Children , social figures and students’ parents. The results showed that Al Qur’an Learning Centres for Children as a informal education facility that complements formal and informal education was feasible to be maintained and developed to complete the religious-based on learning material both formal and informal education. In conclusion, learning situations or learning environments influence the feasibility as a learning resource for non-formal education. Keywords: Feasibility Study, Al Qur’an Learning Centres for Children, Nonformal Education

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