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How Does Community Learning Work
and How Does it Help Reduce ESL?
Klaudija Šterman Ivančič and Urška Štremfel
Synopsis
With community learning, the entire school community engag-
es in a cohesive and collaborative action with external agents (e.g.
sport, cultural, industrial organisations). It promotes informal edu-
cator-student relations and teaching methods and thus encourages
own action and participation in the learning process of (potential)
ESL student. It accounts for students’ needs and interests.
Summary
The main purpose of this paper is to define the core principles and
aims of community learning and identify ways in which communi-
ty learning can help combat ESL. In the context of ESL, community
learning effects are most evident in community-school ESL preven-
tion and intervention programmes and community compensation
programmes. In order to be most efficient, community learning is
an integral process that comprises collaboration between different
community organisations, local policy-makers, families, schools,
teachers and students. It is very important that the process is carried
out by qualified educators since teaching methods and approaches
are both formal and informal. The community learning approach
is based on individualisation (participants’ cognitive, emotional
and behavioural characteristics are accounted for) and experiential
learning (community life is included as a rich source of knowledge,
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How Does Community Learning Work
and How Does it Help Reduce ESL?
Klaudija Šterman Ivančič and Urška Štremfel
Synopsis
With community learning, the entire school community engag-
es in a cohesive and collaborative action with external agents (e.g.
sport, cultural, industrial organisations). It promotes informal edu-
cator-student relations and teaching methods and thus encourages
own action and participation in the learning process of (potential)
ESL student. It accounts for students’ needs and interests.
Summary
The main purpose of this paper is to define the core principles and
aims of community learning and identify ways in which communi-
ty learning can help combat ESL. In the context of ESL, community
learning effects are most evident in community-school ESL preven-
tion and intervention programmes and community compensation
programmes. In order to be most efficient, community learning is
an integral process that comprises collaboration between different
community organisations, local policy-makers, families, schools,
teachers and students. It is very important that the process is carried
out by qualified educators since teaching methods and approaches
are both formal and informal. The community learning approach
is based on individualisation (participants’ cognitive, emotional
and behavioural characteristics are accounted for) and experiential
learning (community life is included as a rich source of knowledge,
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