Learning at not-school : a review of study, theory, and advocacy for education in non-formal settings / Julian Sefton-Green.

Schools do not define education, and they are not the only institutions in which learning takes place. After-school programs, music lessons, Scouts, summer camps, on-the-job training, and home activities all offer out-of-school educational experiences. In "Learning at Not-School," Julian S...

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Online Access: Full Text (via MIT Press)
Main Author: Sefton-Green, Julian (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2013.
Series:John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation reports on digital media and learning.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Series Foreword""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""The Field of “Not-Schoolâ€?""; ""Focus of the Report""; ""Why Is This Important?""; ""Outline of the Report""; ""Chapter 2. Understanding Learning in Not-School Environments""; ""Hyphens and Plurals""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3. Researching Not-School""; ""Do Reviews of Work in the Sector Offer Us a Typology of Learning?""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4. Culture and Identity: Creative Media Production""; ""England in the 1980s: Youth, Culture, and Photography""; ""Oakland in the Twenty-First Century: Youth Radio""; ""Summary""
  • ""Chapter 5. Language and Technology: Learning to Learn and Metalearning""""The Fifth Dimension and the Computer Clubhouse""; ""Language in and through the Arts""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6. In-Formal Learning: Traversing Boundaries""; ""Amateur Musicians, Young Filmmakers, and Symbolic Creativity""; ""Tracing Biographies: Life Histories and Pathways""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7. Conclusion""; ""Historical and International Perspectives""; ""Identity, Metalearning, and Embedded Practices""; ""Implication for Further Study""; ""Notes""; ""References""