Adults' Perceptions of Knowledge Construction as Participants in Nonformal World Affairs Programs: An Interpretive Study

Autor/in	Yelich Biniecki, Susan M.
Titel	Adults' Perceptions of Knowledge Construction as Participants in Nonformal World Affairs Programs: An Interpretive Study
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 65 (2015) 2, S.116-132 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713614568886
Schlagwörter	World Affairs; Informal Education; Urban Areas; Adult Students; Adult Education; Learning Experience; Learning Processes; Qualitative Research; Participant Characteristics; Semi Structured Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weltpolitik; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Lernerfahrung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The purpose of this interpretive research study was to explore how adult learners perceive they construct knowledge in connection to their participation in nonformal world affairs programs. The study context involved the exploration of 12 adult learners' perceptions of their knowledge construction as participants in world affairs programs held in an urban setting in the United States including the changing global order, the Katyn massacre, and Russia. The three main themes drawn from the study include the dynamic learning process, influencers of knowledge construction, and individual experiences as connectors in the learning process. These themes broaden an understanding of the continuum of adult learners' perceived knowledge construction within nonformal education and free-choice learning frameworks, areas that can inform world affairs adult education and program planning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01