Recovering Informal Learning: Wisdom, Judgement and Community

by John Halliday and Paul Hager

Book Overview

Educational theory and practice have long been dominated by the requirements of formal learning. This book seeks to persuade readers through philosophical argument and empirical examples that the balance should shift back towards the informal. The arguments and examples derive from informal learning in diverse situations, such as leisure activities, as a preparation for and as part of work, and as a means of surviving undesirable circumstances...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402053452
• ISBN13: 9781402053450
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"