Learning at the Back Door
Reflections on Nontraditional Learning Across the Lifespan
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Learning at the Back Door compiles Charles Wedemeyer's reflections and research on nontraditional and adult learning, arguing that significant learning often occurs outside formal classroom settings.
Wedemeyer draws on decades of experience in distance education to describe how learners pursue study independently and through mediated formats, anticipating later developments in blended and online learning.
The book emphasizes learner autonomy, flexible delivery, and the social contexts that shape learning opportunities across the lifespan.
It has been influential among distance-education scholars and practitioners and was recently reissued by the University of Wisconsin, preserving its historical significance.
Educators studying the roots of virtual schooling often cite it as a seminal text bridging early correspondence and modern online education.
Wedemeyer draws on decades of experience in distance education to describe how learners pursue study independently and through mediated formats, anticipating later developments in blended and online learning.
The book emphasizes learner autonomy, flexible delivery, and the social contexts that shape learning opportunities across the lifespan.
It has been influential among distance-education scholars and practitioners and was recently reissued by the University of Wisconsin, preserving its historical significance.
Educators studying the roots of virtual schooling often cite it as a seminal text bridging early correspondence and modern online education.
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