IMMERSED IN LEARNING FROM LIFE: INFORMAL-EDUCATION PATHS IN THE POLISH PROVINCES
IMMERSED IN LEARNING FROM LIFE: INFORMAL-EDUCATION PATHS IN THE POLISH PROVINCES

Author(s): Zuzanna Ewa Wojciechowska
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: lifelong learning; informal education; provinces; biography; social media
Summary/Abstract: This chapter presents the results of qualitative research on lifelong learning among people living in the Polish provinces. The research took place in the Warmian-Masurian Voivode ship, is based on the interpretative paradigm and takes the character of biographical research, wherein the method used is the narrative interview. A common belief that the provinces are bypassed by the current pace of change is shown to be false in the context of the research results presented here. The chapter presents biographies of Warmians in the 50+ generation. Subjects describe how they use contemporary technologies and social media; also presented is the phenomenon of professional change from people’s perspectives in disadvantaged areas. Rspondents also relate their learning to use technology in an intuitive way, by learning from the experience of others as well as through inverted imitation. Learning is shown to be a continuous, natural process, including all aspects of adult life, creating an opportunity for intensive professional development for people with no formal education.

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