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In the introduction to this volume, the editors have set ambitious goals for themselves and the other contributors. They write, “the chapters that follow offer unique insights into how theory and methodology constitute one another and how a focus on their interplay strengthens our understanding of the role informal settings play in learning for life.” Their main goal, they continue, is “to promote attention to the full complexity and richness” that the study of learning for life in informal settings entails (p. 1). Although they also hope to achieve other goals—bringing forward methods that can uncover and incorporate the resources of people typically underrepresented in such research (e.g., less educated, lower socioeconomic status, or culturally and linguistically diverse), and avoiding the trap of a simple formalinformal dichotomy—this main goal is both welcome and challenging.
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Guberman, S.R. (2012). Epilogue. In: Ash, D., Rahm, J., Melber, L.M. (eds) Putting Theory into Practice. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education, vol 25. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-964-0_16
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