Search Results - subject:"Non-Formal Learning"

Adopting a socio-technical perspective to rethink the use of ICT in VNFIL

Fahrenbach, Florian; Luomi-Messerer, Karin - In: European Journal of Training and Development 46 (2021) 1/2, pp. 1-21

Purpose This paper aims to draw on a socio-technical perspective to explore how information and communication technology (ICT) supports the validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL) in specific practices and arrangements. Design/methodology/approach The authors use qualitative...

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The power of mistakes: Constant learning culture and technology

Kucharska, Wioleta - 2020

consistency determines the employees' ability to non-formal learning from mistakes and change adaptability. Hence, the consistency …

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The power of mistakes : constant learning culture and technology

Kucharska, Wioleta - 2020

conditions consistency determines the employees' ability to non-formal learning from mistakes and change adaptability. Hence, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012163113

Is there a Matthew effect in adult learning? : results from a cross-national comparison

Blossfeld, Hans-Peter; Kilpi, Elina; Vono de Vilhena, … - In: Monetäre und nicht monetäre Erträge von Weiterbildung, (pp. 1-26). 2020

In a world with an accelerating economic and social change, there is an increasing need to keep workers’ skills continuously up-to-date during their working and private lives. In this paper we ask the question of how in modern societies unequal educational attainments at first entry into the...

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Exploring Learners' and Teacher's Participation in Online Non-Formal Project-Based Language Learning

Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Sampurna, Jessica; Stickler, Ursula - In: International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language … 8 (2018) 3, pp. 73-90

This article reports on the implementation of online project-based language learning in a non-formal educational context. Project-based learning may enable additional out-of-class language practice and digital technologies can support this activity, but little is known about whether learners...

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An overview of the theory and empirics of lifelong learning categorization

Tamilina, Larysa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Empirical research on learning sources and outcomes requires that a comprehensive definition of lifelong learning categories is produced to enable an easy operationalization of learning variables. By combining existing definitions used in theoretical debates and empirical surveys, an attempt is...

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Developing Digital Competences of Vocational Teachers

Seufert, Sabine; Scheffler, Nina - In: International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital … 7 (2016) 1, pp. 50-65

In the context of corporate learning digital media and digital tools have become more accepted than in the field of education systems. Particularly vocational schools are obviously under pressure to deal with changes due to digitalization in many sectors and professions. One reason why...

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International indicators of population participation in continuous education

In: Educational Studies (2010) 2, pp. 178-186

The article contains data on continuous education of the population in Russia and European countries, as well as information on the particular techniques of measuring the basic indicators. Indicators for Russia have been formed on a cross-cut of basic socio-demographic groups present on the...

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Professional development of HR practitioners – a phenomenographic study

Bailey, Moira - In: European Journal of Training and Development 39 (2015) 3, pp. 220-238

resource (HR) practitioners in the North of Scotland, and the use of non-formal learning in that development. Design … practitioners describe, experience, understand and analyse their professional development and the use of non-formal learning in that … collective experience of the practitioners on the subjects of professional development and non-formal learning. Research …

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Validation of non formal and informal learning

Martin, Maier - In: Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and … 17 (2011) 1-2, pp. 77-86

informal and non formal learning. Amongst others a clear definition of skills, qualifications and competencies is presented …. Secondly we discuss how to identify main areas of informal and non formal learning by the means of time use and task analyses … in order to validate informal and non formal learning. Thirdly we describe the situation in regard of validation of …

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