Informal education : geographies, histories, practices / edited by Sarah Mills, Peter Kraftl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mills, Sarah (Lecturer in Human Geography)

Kraftl, Peter

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-formal education.

Non-formal education--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

295 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This collection of original chapters brings together cutting-edge research on informal education - that is, learning practices that emphasise dialogue and learning through everyday life. For the first time, it highlights the way in which geography matters to informal educational practices. Through a range of examples from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and from a range of geographical contexts, the authors explore the relationship between history, geography and practice in the field of informal education. Case studies include youth work, Scouting, Guiding, Care Farms, youth music programmes and the use of online/information technologies. This book will be of interest to geographers and sociologists of education, childhood and youth scholars. It also provides an engaging resource and collection of case studies for educators, youth workers and other professionals who work with young people. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Geographies, Histories and Practices of Informal Education / Sarah Mills Mills, Sarah, Peter Kraftl Kraftl, Peter 1

Part I Nature Spaces

2 Inside-out: Connecting Indoor and Outdoor Spaces of Informal Education through the Extraordinary Geographies of The Boys' Brigade Camp / Richard G. Kyle Kyle, Richard G. 21

3 'Like a Scout Does...Like a Guide Does...': The Scout or Guide Camp's Lessons of Identity / Catherine Bannister Bannister, Catherine 36

4 'Alternative' Education Spaces and Local Community Connections: A Case Study of Care Farming in the United Kingdom / Peter Kraftl Kraftl, Peter 48

5 'A Powerful Educational Instrument': The Woodcraft Folk and Indoor/Outdoor 'Nature', 1925-75 / Sarah Mills Mills, Sarah 65

Part II Negotiating In/formal Education Spaces

6 People, Places and Spaces: Education in Robert Owen's New Society / Ian Donnachie Donnachie, Ian 81

7 The Tarpaulin and the Tablecloth: Cover and Non-Traditional Education in Traditional Spaces of Schooling / Stephen T. Sadlier Sadlier, Stephen T. 97

8 Limiting Spaces of Informal Learning among Street Children in Perú / Dena Aufseeser Aufseeser, Dena 112

9 Learning How to Behave in School: A Study of the Experiences of Children and Young People with Socio-emotional Differences / Sophie Bowlby Bowlby, Sophie, Jennifer Lea Lea, Jennifer, Louise Holt Holt, Louise 124

10 Education, Technology and the Disruptive Innovations Challenging the Formal/Informal Education Divide / Kate Edwards Edwards, Kate 140

Part III Youth Work Spaces

11 Rehearsal Spaces as Children's Spaces? Considering the Place of Non-formal Music Education / Luke Dickens Dickens, Luke, Douglas Lonie Lonie, Douglas 165

12 Managing the Spaces of Freedom: Mid-twentieth-Century Youth Work / Simon Bradford Bradford, Simon 184

13 Feminism and Informal Education in Youth Work with Girls and Young Women, 1975-85 / Jean Spence Spence, Jean 197

14 After School: The Disruptive Work of Informal Education / Richard Davies Davies, Richard 216

Part IV Youth-Led Spaces

15 Catalysing Cultural Change: Youth-led Cultural Development as Informal Education / Shanene Ditton Ditton, Shanene 231

16 Learning in/through Public Space: Young Girls and Feminist Consciousness-raising / Maria Rodó-de-Zárate Rodó-de-Zárate, Maria, Mireia Baylina Baylina, Mireia 244

17 Leading the Way: Youth-Led Non-formal Learning in the Girl Scouts / Denise Goerisch Goerisch, Denise 257

18 iLearn: Engaging (In)Formal Learning in Young People's Mediated Environments / Gregorv T. Donovan Donovan, Gregorv T. 270

Part V Conclusion

19 Concluding Reflections / Peter Kraftl Kraftl, Peter, Sarah Mills Mills, Sarah 285.

ISBN:

113702772X

9781137027726

OCLC:

876346751