Serious Fun: Viewing Hobbyist Activities through a Learning Lens

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Chi-Chang; Falk, John H.
Titel	Serious Fun: Viewing Hobbyist Activities through a Learning Lens
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 4 (2014) 4, S.343-355 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-8455
DOI	10.1080/21548455.2013.824130
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Informal Education; Recreational Activities; Scientific Literacy; Motivation; Literature Reviews; Leisure Time; Communities of Practice; Expertise; Interests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Freizeitgestaltung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Freizeit; Community; Expert appraisal; Bildungsinteresse
Abstract	This paper reviews a wide range of literature applicable to understanding why and how hobbyists learn. Of particular importance appear to be theories such as situated learning and communities of practice, but insights from the cognitive sciences related to expertise, motivation, and interest also emerged as important. The boundaries between formal and informal education continue to breakdown, making the need to understand and address the needs of learners of all ages, across multiple settings and situations more important than ever. Learning is becoming increasingly "on-demand", mediated by "colleagues" and initiated in order to solve learner-defined needs and interests (as opposed to the historical condition of prescribed, sequential curricula defined by nameless, faceless experts). Hobbyists afford learning researchers important opportunities to build a better understanding of interest-driven, persistent, contextually relevant, lifelong learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01