Informal Learning through Communities of Practice : The Case of Freeganism
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Formal group is defined as a community of freegans. The values of freegans are strongly environmental, connected with animals-rights, ecology and nonconsumerism. Practices include environmental activism (happenings, meetings, movies for public) and collective practices such as cooking vegan meal or obtaining recycled articles. The research strategy is a qualitative research. The data-gathering technique was semi-structured interview (12 interviews), participant observation and making field notes. The outcomes describe main factors of informal learning process in the community and also the product of this process – values. |