Open AccessSummer school: a non-formal way to tackle education challenges
Author(s) -
O.Ye. Chernyshоva,
Tetyana Tokmylenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
osvìtnìj vimìr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-4612
pISSN - 2708-4604
DOI - 10.31812/educdim.v55i0.3942
Subject(s) - formal education , curriculum , process (computing) , set (abstract data type) , field (mathematics) , mathematics education , formal learning , school education , computer science , informal education , test (biology) , pedagogy , psychology , higher education , political science , paleontology , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , biology , programming language , operating system
The system of education is challenged by need to prepare a new generation of professionals who would not only master a field-required skill but also harness soft skill. The paper reviews definition and characteristics of formal, non-formal and informal education models and defines the possibilities to address the education challenges in combination of forms. The Summer school as a form of non-formal education is defined and proposed to fill the gap in formal education. The paper presents a framework of how to develop a curriculum for a summer school centered around a competency-based approach. The three key components – profile of participant, expected result, and real-life problem, form a set of skills and knowledge that define learning outcomes and shape the program. Finally, the paper reviews the case study of summer school hold in Kharkiv to demonstrate how the approach can be applied to practice. Summer school is a useful tool to establish and test new forms of education that contribute to learning process of both students and educators.