Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences

Recent work on education, based on sociocultural principles, suggest an expansion of the traditional boundaries of learning research that takes into account the multiple spaces and life trajectories that make up experience across our life-worlds. This article focuses specifically on young people’s s...

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Main Authors: Moises Esteban-Guitart, Josep Maria Serra, Ignasi Vila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hipatia Press 2017-02-01
Series:Historia Social y de la Educación
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Online Access:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/2111
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Ignasi Vila
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description Recent work on education, based on sociocultural principles, suggest an expansion of the traditional boundaries of learning research that takes into account the multiple spaces and life trajectories that make up experience across our life-worlds. This article focuses specifically on young people’s significant learning experiences in order to illustrate empirically what learning means - i.e. where, with whom and how - in the ‘new ecology of learning’ based on the informalization and informationalization of learning in XXI century. 43 significant learning experiences were identified from four young students who recorded their specific learning experiences during a week by means of a significant learning experiences journal and photographs they took themselves. The results show the presence of informal, everyday, spontaneous activities among the significant learning experiences detected and the use of digital technologies as learning resources; they also reveal the assistance of friends and family in the learning process. In conclusion, this study illustrates how young people in XXI century are involved in a whole range of different activities across different sites and over time.
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spelling doaj.art-4ad214a50d4048e18e39204f197186e42023-01-18T09:53:34ZengHipatia PressHistoria Social y de la Educación2014-35672017-02-016110.17583/hse.2017.2111Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiencesMoises Esteban-Guitart0Josep Maria SerraIgnasi Vila1Universitat de GironaUniversitat de GironaRecent work on education, based on sociocultural principles, suggest an expansion of the traditional boundaries of learning research that takes into account the multiple spaces and life trajectories that make up experience across our life-worlds. This article focuses specifically on young people’s significant learning experiences in order to illustrate empirically what learning means - i.e. where, with whom and how - in the ‘new ecology of learning’ based on the informalization and informationalization of learning in XXI century. 43 significant learning experiences were identified from four young students who recorded their specific learning experiences during a week by means of a significant learning experiences journal and photographs they took themselves. The results show the presence of informal, everyday, spontaneous activities among the significant learning experiences detected and the use of digital technologies as learning resources; they also reveal the assistance of friends and family in the learning process. In conclusion, this study illustrates how young people in XXI century are involved in a whole range of different activities across different sites and over time.https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/2111Lifelong learningLearning experienceQualitative researchInformational societyMobile-centric society
spellingShingle Moises Esteban-Guitart
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Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
Historia Social y de la Educación
Lifelong learning
Learning experience
Qualitative research
Informational society
Mobile-centric society
title Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
title_full Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
title_fullStr Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
title_full_unstemmed Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
title_short Informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century. A qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
title_sort informationalism and informalization of learnings in 21st century a qualitative study on meaningful learning experiences
topic Lifelong learning
Learning experience
Qualitative research
Informational society
Mobile-centric society
url https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/2111
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