informal education

collocation in English

meaningsofinformalandeducation

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informal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us
/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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education
noun[S or U]
uk
/ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌedʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get ...
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(Definition ofinformalandeducationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinformal education

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More recently, a series ofinformaleducationprojects, focusing mainly on basic health issues, has been established for youth and their parents at the school.
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Important policy issues include privatization of common property resources and improvement in the level of education through both formal andinformaleducation.
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Both formal andinformaleducationwould encourage farmers to adopt strategies to mitigate the effects of acute land pressure.
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Our methods for reaching out to this group are multi-pronged and include formal andinformaleducationprograms.
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Informaleducationmay be as important as, and sometimes more important than, formal education in determining the rates of adoption.
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There were six illiterate participants, two had receivedinformaleducation, 11 had been educated to primary school level, eight to high school level, and three had a tertiary qualification.
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Ethnic and cultural musics are, and have been, taught successfully for a long time throughinformaleducation or education in natural settings outside of the schools.
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Heisey et al. (1990) concluded thatinformaleducationis the driving force for dissemination of information about new varieties.
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However, clearly both formal andinformaleducationis vital to support the ongoing knowledge and skills to equip nurses to provide the range of optimal services for this patient group.
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As well as being interesting to visit, science centres are playing a key role ininformaleducation, both for schoolchildren and for adults.
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It is also vitally important to support young people who are no longer in mainstream education by encouraging non-formal andinformaleducation.
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On the education side, perhaps most is happening ininformaleducation.
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They are known to the people in the area through a wide range ofinformaleducationuses.
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I therefore hope that some of these fellowships will be available for this type ofinformaleducation.
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The public library service has long performed a valuable supporting rôle in the formal andinformaleducationprocess at all levels.
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We have great scope throughinformaleducationif we can rejig resources a little.
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What is to be commended is the recognition and appreciation of non-formal andinformaleducation.
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In my view, volunteering is also taking on a new significance through the fact that it is being recognised as a type ofinformaleducation.
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The assessment of capacity based on experience needs to be examined closely as a crucial bridge between formal andinformaleducation.
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If it is the latter, it will mean using this system ofinformaleducation.
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