Lifelong learning: formal, nonformal, informal and self-directed

A model is presented to help clarify the concept of lifelong learning. Constructed on the idea that an operational definition of lifelong learning should be based on the locus of control for making decisions about the goals and means of learning, the model is a two-by-two matrix of learner and institution that represents four identified situations of learning: formal (learners have little control over the objectives or means of learning); nonformal (learners control the objectives but not the means of learning); informal (learners control the means but not the objectives of learning); and self ... Show more

Authors: Mocker, Donald W.; Spear, George E.

Corporate authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) [+] Show more

Published: Columbus, Ohio, ERIC/ACVE and NCRVE, 1982

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 31 p.

Access item: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED220723.pdf Request Item from NCVER

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