informal education as a process

Learning activities within ‘dedicated’ and non-dedicated learning environments each involve a striking mix of educational and learning processes.

Many educational events would not be defined administratively as ‘formal – yet in their essence they may be little different to what happens in a classroom.

Discussion of informal and formal learning, or informal and formal education must move beyond a simple focus on context or setting, and look to the processes and experiences involved in each. In the case of the latter, it can be argued that informal education is largely driven by conversation (and has formal interludes), while formal education is curriculum-driven (and has informal interludes)

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