Role of Informal Learning in Driving Education: Turkey Case

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This work, handling driving education in Turkey in terms of adult education and aimed to expose the importance of informal learning in driving education, is a qualitative research. Data on education in driving courses in Turkey and related to learning driving was collected through interviews. These interviews were conducted in 2010 in Ankara with student drivers who have the right to obtain their driving licenses after taking the tests. Descriptive analysis was applied to analyze the data obtained. The findings indicate that most of the student drivers, attending motor vehicle driving courses in Turkey, are learning driving outside of the courses. It was understood the most of the students in some way practice informal learning activities to learn driving before or during the course. As self- directing learners, the interviewees added what they learned during their practice to the studies they made during the course. This work reveals that student drivers, as adult learners, can act by taking responsibility for their own decisions about their learning needs, in terms of both their readiness and social roles.

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Traffic , Education , Adult , Informal Learning

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities