Out-of-school learning, an educational concept first proposed by Lauren Resnick

Lauren Resnick

Lauren B. Resnick is an educational psychologist who has made notable contributions to the cognitive science of learning and instruction. She is a professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, and was previously director of the University's Learning Research and Development Center. In...

 in the 1987 presidential address, consists of curricular and non curricular learning experiences for pupils and students outside the school environment.

The point of out-of-school learning is to overcome learning disabilities, development of talents, strengthen communities and increase interest in education by creating extra learning opportunities in the real world.