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Formal, informal, and non-formal learning as analytic categories for research in music education

International Journal of Music Education

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Abstract

International Journal of Music Education, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 37-55, February 2026.
Using a deductive approach, this article explores how synthesizing existing theoretical frameworks—UNESCO’s domains of education encompassing formal, informal, and nonformal learning, Folkestad’s dimensions of learning (the situation, learning style, ...