Study on links formal and non-formal education

Study on the links between formal and non-formal education

Directorate of Youth and Sport Strasbourg, March 2003

Study on the links between formal and non-formal education

prepared by Manuela du Bois-Reymond1

The present study on the links between formal and non-formal education has been undertaken on behalf of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe/Directorate of Youth and Sport. The purpose of the study is to provide both material and arguments for further discussion within and between European bodies dealing with educational problems. 1. Centre for Youth Studies, Leiden University (Netherlands).

French version: Etude sur les liens entre l'?ducation formelle et l'?ducation non-formelle

All correspondence relating to this publication or the reproduction or translation of all or part of the document should be addressed to: Council of Europe Directorate of Youth and Sport European Youth Centre 30, rue Pierre de Coubertin F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex Tel: +33 (0) 3 88 41 23 00 Fax: +33 (0) 3 88 41 27 77 youth@coe.int

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Table of contents

1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5 2. The meaning of non-formal education in relation to formal education ............................. 7 3. Non-formal education in the eyes of European bodies and European

youth programmes; matters of recognition and certification ........................................... 10 4. Non-formal education in post-communist countries........................................................ 16 5. Non-formal education and vocational training; problems of assessment ........................ 18 6. A model for an integrated European youth policy ........................................................... 20 7. A European Academy to research problems of learning in relation to

integrated youth policies .................................................................................................. 24

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