How Learners Perceive They Construct Knowledge as Participants in Outreach Programs
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The purpose of this interpretive qualitative research study was to explore how adult learners perceive they construct knowledge in connection to their participation in outreach programs. The study context involved three outreach programs focusing on the changing global order, the Katyń massacre, and Russia. The three main themes I drew from the study include: the dynamic learning process, influencers of knowledge construction, and individual experiences as connectors in the learning process.
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