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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sefton-Green, Julian, author.

Series:

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation reports on digital media and learning

The John D. and Catherine T. MaCarthur Foundation reports on digital media and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

After-school programs--Cross-cultural studies.

After-school programs.

Learning--Cross-cultural studies.

Learning.

Comparative education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

vi, 92 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]

Summary:

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 Sefton-Green explores studies and scholarly research on out-of-school learning, investigating just what it is that is distinctive about the quality of learning in these "not-school" settings.

Sefton-Green focuses on those organizations and institutions that have developed parallel to public schooling and have emerged as complements, supplements, or attempts to remediate the alleged failures of schools. He reviews salient principles, landmark studies, and theoretical approaches to learning in not-school environments, reporting on the latest scholarship in the field. He examines studies of creative media production and considers ideas of "learning-to-learn" that relate to analyses of language and technology. And he considers other forms of in-formal learning-in the home and in leisure activities-in terms of not-school experiences. Where possible, he compares the findings of US-based studies with those of non-US-based studies, highlighting core conceptual issues and identifying what we often take for granted.

Many not-school organizations and institutions set out to be different from schools, embodying different conceptions of community and educational values. Sefton-Green's careful consideration of these learning environments in pedagogical terms offers a crucial way to understand how they work. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

The Field of "Not-School" 5

After-School and Youth Community Subsectors 5

Funding 7

What Is Learning in Not-School? 8

Focus of the Report 9

Why Is This Important? 11

Outline of the Report 12

2 Understanding Learning in Not-School Environments 15

Hyphens and Plurals 15

1 Context 19

2 The Learner 22

3 Knowledge 24

Summary 27

3 Researching Not-School 29

Do Reviews of Work in the Sector Offer Us a Typology of Learning? 32

The Sociocultural Approach 32

Personal Development and Learning 35

Summary 38

4 Culture and Identity: Creative Media Production 41

England in the 1980s: Youth, Culture, and Photography 42

Oakland in the Twenty-First Century: Youth Radio 46

Summary 50

5 Language and Technology: Learning to Learn and Metalearning 53

The Fifth Dimension and the Computer Clubhouse 54

Language in and through the Arts 60

Summary 62

6 In-Formal Learning: Traversing Boundaries 63

Amateur Musicians, Young Filmmakers, and Symbolic Creativity 64

Tracing Biographies: Life Histories and Pathways 69

Summary 74

7 Conclusion 75

Historical and International Perspectives 77

Identity, Metalearning, and Embedded Practices 79

Implication for Further Study 81.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [85]-92).

ISBN:

9780262518246

0262518244

OCLC:

822499886