Mature Student Perceptions of Formal and Informal Learning on a Diploma in Childcare and Education Course.

Coleman, Phil

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ERIC Number: EJ679352

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Publication Date: 2003

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Mature Student Perceptions of Formal and Informal Learning on a Diploma in Childcare and Education Course.

Coleman, Phil

Research in Post-Compulsory Education, v8 n2 p231-47 2003

Social learning theory and situated learning were reflected in the discourse of British adult students in a childcare/early childhood education course. They attached considerable importance to placement experiences and had concerns about the theory-practice gap and the quality of placement support. (Contains 51 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Care Occupations, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Postsecondary Education, Practicums, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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