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| Informal learning and widening participation | | Author(s) | Joe Cullen, Sarah Batterbury, Marta Foresti |
| Corporate Author | Tavistock Institute; Department for Education and Employment - DfEE |
| Publisher | DFEE Publications, Annesley, Nottingham, 2000 |
| Pages | 105 pp (DfEE Research report, no 191) |
| Source | DfEE Publications, PO Box 5050, Sherwood Park, Annesley, Nottingham NG15 0DJ. |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Participation ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The report describes the results of a study on informal learning commissioned by the Department of Education and Employment (DfEE), which was carried out by a research team for the Tavistock Institute's Evaluation Development and Review Unit. The study - which specifically excluded "work-based" or "on-the-job" learning - had two main aims. First, to identify how individuals - particularly those who appear resistant or unmotivated towards informal learning, and the socially excluded - can most profitably engage in informal learning. Second, to investigate and identify key factors promoting effective learning, with reference to the relationship between such learning and employability. The report comprises a literature review and audit of informal learning contexts and settings, an analysis of 11 case studies, and a description of a "dynamic case study" of Sheffield as a "Learning City". The main findings include examples of innovation and good practice in informal learning. The report argues for flexibility in funding, management and evaluation of informal learning. It emphasises the need for integration with other policy agendas such as health and social exclusion. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000823002 B |
| Classmark | GP: TMB: 3F |
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