INFORMAL LEARNING IN ART WORKSHOPS: EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIOCULTURAL, FREE-CHOICE AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Aрхеон бр.8, Год. 8 (2025) (стр. 269-290)

АУТОР(И) / AUTHOR(S): Tamara Kelemen

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/Arheon8.269K

САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:

In the field of education, interest in researching and understanding informal learning has been steadily increasing. Art workshops, as a form of cultural education, remain insufficiently explored in academic research, although they often take place within an informal learning context. This study highlights the importance of investigating art workshops as a widespread yet neglected educational form. The research examines the learning processes and outcomes that participants achieve through engagement in such programmes. In particular, it focuses on changes in participants’ personal attitudes, behaviours, emotions, experiences, and opinions, drawing on aspects of sociocultural, free-choice, and experiential learning theory. These theoretical perspectives are explored both individually and in relation to one another.

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:

art workshops, informal learning, sociocultural learning, free-choice learning, experiential learning, cultural education

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