The Education of Informal Educators

The Education of Informal Educators

No undergraduate or postgraduate programmes currently exist for the professional education of informal educators. The authors outline the development of previous programmes and consider the emergence of informal education as a discrete concept. The article then highlights some key failings in the pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tony Jeffs, Mark K. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Education Sciences
Subjects:
informal education
professional education
pedagogy
group work
social pedagogy
YMCA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/9/488
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Summary:No undergraduate or postgraduate programmes currently exist for the professional education of informal educators. The authors outline the development of previous programmes and consider the emergence of informal education as a discrete concept. The article then highlights some key failings in the professional education of informal educators and outlines some changes in the orientation and content of programmes.
ISSN:2227-7102

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