It based on the 8 female respondents that been interviewed to get the result regarding informal learning

1. MHR 1053:
Philosophy of Adult Learning

2. INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE
METHODOLOGY
REVIEW
FUTURE
ANALYSIS FINDING DISCUSSION CONCLUSION
RESEARCH

3. Learning were needed
from time to time to
Objective:
improve individuals in
Through the interview by
facing the challenges
respondents, it able to
represent among early
stages of adulthood and
make researchers
To investigate how adult understand the concept
in Malaysia having their of informal learning
informal learning in their among adults in
daily life Malaysia perspective.
To understand the
concept and theory of
informal learning among
early stage adulthood in
Malaysia

4. 5 culture held in Malaysia
regarding learning:
m Prefer group or family oriented
activities
m Concept of “we” is upheld at
home or the workplace regardless of Learning Paradigm
ethnicity; Merriam & Caffarella (1991)
m Individualism is suppressed in r Behaviorist,
favor of the “family unit‟ and to
maintain harmony r Cognitive,
m Loyalty to the group considered r Humanist
to be a hierarchical society r Social and Situational
m needs of the group is above the paradigms
needs of the individual
Corner (2009) build the
Livingstone (2001),
diagram of relation
“any activity involving the
pursuit of understanding,
between formal
knowledge or skills which learning, informal
occurs without the presence of learning, intentional
externally imposed curricular learning and accidental
criteria.”
learning.

5. • Formal learning
= Included hierarchically
structures school and Relationship of types learning
higher institution system
that runs.
• Informal learning
= described as the lifelong
Process that require some
attitudes, skills, values
from gaining the
experience, education and
resources.
• Intentional learning
= Process of individual aim
to learn something.
•Accidental learning
= Happens everyday
activities an individual
learns something that
individual intended or
expected to that learning.

6. Scaling of individual according to
the learning types

7. Conversation
been keep for
the purpose
analyzing
Semi-
Qualitative
structured
Research
interviewed
Early stage
adulthood 8
(20 – 39 Respondents
years old)

8. Each section been
summarized
based on the
respondents
perception
regarding
9 sections
informal learning

9. 8 respondent been 9 section has been figure
interviewed out in aspect of:
• Self
• Family
• Organization
• Community
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11. Current employment information
Purpose: to understand the nature of
respondents works
Accumulated around 40 to 45 hours
per week been spends in the
workspace

12. Able to gain Includes gaining They able to
GAIN
PURPOSE
IMPORTANCE
within the knowledge improve
organization and through informal themselves in
Not followed the learning, doing their jobs
formal courses computer skills & more efficient
been provided by language skills and productive
the organization also management after gain some
skills. knowledge
through the
informal
learning.

13. PURPOSE OUTCOME
Most of the respondents
To know the respondents
not actively involved in the
pattern of community that
community. It had shown
respondents have in their
through the interview that
surroundings.
has been done.
Most important things they
gain through the
community informal
learning was improving
social network and learn
on public communication
with people in the
community.

14. Add
household
responsibilities
which taking
care of their
pets
Spend
3 – 5 hours
per day
Include cooking,
cleaning, home
maintenance,
budgeting, child/older
care and etc.

15. Able to gain through the asking other people,
reading, listening, practicing, watching television,
surfing internet.
For respondents, they feel informal
Also through family, friends, learning was gaining new information,
neighbor, other people and by own taking care their pets, music skills,
learning language learning and also have learn
through their experience
Important: Learn on how to love other
Language use creatures, computer skills,
MALAY & ENGLISH environment issues, listening, learning
through internet and also the religion.

16. Has give the list of
specific kind of formal
training
Only 2 respondents have the structured formal
courses.
Courses:
1- Communication skills and public relation skills
2-administration and human management training.

17. Some of jobs
only needed to
have the
Regarding certification as
current job the minimum
requirements requirement to
qualifications do the jobs.
needed in doing
their current jobs

19. Years born?
Family
Gender?
background?
Spouse Place of
qualification? Residence?
Basic
question
Health
Last works?
problem?
Country
Occupation?
born?

20. Respondent snot
actively involved in
9 section been
8 female community thus
Early adulthood asked to determine
respondents learning been
20 – 39 years old their informal
involved surround their
learning
workplace and
house

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