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dc.contributor.authorCameron, Roslyn
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:24:30Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:24:30Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T03:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationCameron, R. and Harrison, J. 2012. The interrelatedness of formal, non-formal and informal learning. Australian Journal of Adult Learning. 52 (2): pp. 277-309.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45976
dc.description.abstract

Definitions, differences and relationships between formal, non-formal and informal learning have long been contentious. There has been a significant change in language and reference from adult education to what amounts to forms of learning categorised by their modes of facilitation. Nonetheless, there is currently a renewed interest in the recognition of non-formal and informal learning internationally and in Australia. This has been evidenced through the New OECD Activity on Recognition of Non-Formal and Informal Learning and recent policy developments in Australia. These developments have implications for the recognition of skills derived from informal and non-formal learning, especially for those disadvantaged in the labour market. This paper reports on data from a learning grid in a Learning Survey of labour market program participants (n = 172) from northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. We find that life (informal learning) and work experience (non-formal learning) are relatively more important for gaining self-reported skills than formal training/study. We conclude by arguing for a holistic focus on the dynamic interrelatedness of these forms of learning rather than being constrained by a deterministic dichotomy between formality and informality.

dc.publisherAdult Learning Australia Inc
dc.titleThe interrelatedness of formal, non-formal and informal learning
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume52
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage277
dcterms.source.endPage309
dcterms.source.issn1443-1394
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Adult Learning
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