Cultural Institutions and Adult Education

Autor/in	Taylor, Edward W.
Titel	Cultural Institutions and Adult Education
Quelle	In: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, (2010) 127, S.5-14 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2891
DOI	10.1002/ace.376
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Cultural Centers; Adult Learning; Social Change; Educational Resources; Educational Opportunities; Cognitive Development; Nonformal Education; Historic Sites; Physical Environment; Group Dynamics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Cultural center; Cultural centre; Cultural centres; Kulturzentrum; Adulte education; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsmittel; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Kognitive Entwicklung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Historische Stätte; Natürliche Umwelt; Gruppendynamik
Abstract	On any given day, hundreds of thousands of individuals, groups, and families visit libraries, parks, zoos, museums, and arboretums. Although quite diverse in their holdings, these places are linked together as institutions that focus on collecting, preserving, and/or presenting a body of knowledge (e.g., manuscripts, artifacts, documents, animals, plants, natural or historical landmarks) that is socially and culturally valued by a particular community. They preserve the history that is passed on to future generations; provide public places for learning, social change, and recreation; offer educational resources for formal education; and encourage lifelong learning. Most importantly, "cultural institutions--libraries, museums, historical societies, botanical gardens, archives, zoos, parks--are grounded in the idea that a culture requires places, forums, working laboratories for cognitive change" (Carr, 2000, pp. 117-118). Despite their ubiquitous presence, these institutions have been overlooked and poorly understood as complex sites of adult learning and teaching. This chapter explores cultural institutions as sites of adult education. As institutions of learning, they offer opportunities for expanding the study and promotion of lifelong learning beyond its more formal education boundaries. By stepping outside the formal setting, adult education takes on a more public face and broadens its reach and professional identity. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10