Framework connecting lifelong education and community through formal, nonformal, and informal providers¶

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Description¶

The paper presents a conceptual framework, illustrated in Figure 1, that links lifelong education to community educational providers. It assumes lifelong education is available from birth to death and organizes opportunities into three educational forms, each served by distinct community providers such as colleges, libraries, museums, and everyday interactions. The paper states that "Figure 1 depicts a framework for connecting lifelong education and community" and that lifelong educational opportunities exist in each community in three distinct educational forms.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Lifelong education must exist and be available across the life span, from birth to death, as the framework's stated starting assumption

Constraints¶

• The framework is conceptual; the paper states the connection must be investigated because it is unknown whether the opportunity is recognized by providers and residents

Target Learners¶

• adult and youth community learners of all ages

Target Learning Objectives¶

• lifelong learning across the life span

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

• Typology of community-based education as formal, nonformal, and informal processes
• Three dimensions of lifelong education: vertical integration, horizontal integration, and learning to learn
• Three-type framework of informal, formal and non-formal education with non-formal education as bridge
• Coombs' three-category typology of formal, informal and non-formal education, with informal learning as an overarching concept including incidental learning

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Galbraith, M. W. (1995). Community-Based Organizations and the Delivery of Lifelong Learning Opportunities. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED385253