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Tracing Learning Experiences Within and Across Contexts

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Learning across Contexts in the Knowledge Society

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Developments within the “knowledge society,” especially those resulting from technological innovation, have intensified an interest in the relationship between different contexts and multiple sites of learning across what is often termed as formal, non-formal and informal learning environments.

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Erstad, O., Kumpulainen, K., Mäkitalo, Å., Schrøder, K.C., Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, P., Jóhannsdóttir, T. (2016). Tracing Learning Experiences Within and Across Contexts. In: Erstad, O., Kumpulainen, K., Mäkitalo, Å., Schrøder, K.C., Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, P., Jóhannsdóttir, T. (eds) Learning across Contexts in the Knowledge Society. The Knowledge Economy and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-414-5_1

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