2. Formal education: the
hierarchically
structured,
chronologically graded
‘education system’,
running from primary
school through the
university…
Coombs, P. with Ahmed, M. (1974) Attacking Rural Poverty,
Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press.
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3. Informal education, we
argue, is driven by
conversation and being
with others. It develops
through spending time
with people – sharing in
their lives – and
listening and talking.
http://infed.org/mobi/what-is-informal-education/
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4. What does it look like?
‘Going with the flow’ opens up
all sorts of possibilities for us as
educators. On one hand we
may not be prepared for what
comes, on the other we may get
into rewarding areas.
http://infed.org/mobi/what-is-informal-education
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5. Such conversations and
activities can take place
anywhere and at any
time. This contrasts with
formal education which
tends to take place in
special settings such as
schools.
http://infed.org/mobi/what-is-informal-education
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7. FAITH
What is it? What is it good for?
Hebrews 11: 1. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and
assurance about what we do not see.
Faith is trust, assurance and confidence in God. Living faith is
shown by service and obedience to God. God will increase our
faith if we fervently ask and draw close to Him. By Jim Haeffele
Faith - dictionary
noun
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.
5. a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish faith.
6. the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.: Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
7. the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.
8. Christian Theology, the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans
are justified or saved.
formal
Education
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8. FAITH
What is it? What is it good for?
Go for a walk and share stories of faith.
Where and when has your faith helped you?
Who do you know that has strong faith?
When has your faith been weak?
Listen and learn from others…
…you might not learn the definitions of
Informal
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9. Formal
Being told the answers
Or
Informal
Finding things out yourself
Formal
Memory exercise (can be short-term learning)
Or
Informal
Memorable experience (can be long-term learning)
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10.
11. • work for the well-being of all
• respect the unique value and
dignity of each human being
• dialogue
• equality and justice
• democracy and the active
involvement of people in the
issues that affect their lives
(Jeffs and Smith 2005: 95-6)
http://infed.org/mobi/what-is-informal-education
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VALUES OF INFORMAL EDUCATION
13. • What do you use most? Formal, or informal
education?
• Informal education takes longer, and might
have different results to what you think or
want.
• Think about the difference between a spoken
sermon and an all-age service.
• 2 Corinthians 3: 7-9.
Difference between the
written law and the ministry
of the Spirit.
(How much more glorious!)
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