Extended Education in Primary Education Across Different National Contexts: Developing an Approach for Categorising Educational Foci
摘要
With the increasing significance of extended education in addressing social and educational challenges, rapid growth and a great variety of offerings are observed. Educational foci serve as crucial starting points for the design of extended education offerings. In this study, we empirically investigate the spectrum of educational foci in extended education in primary education across 16 national contexts and develop an approach for categorising different educational foci. Compared to existing research, this approach can help systematically and comprehensively examine the various formats of extended education concerning its guiding conceptual principles and practical content areas. These two components are closely interlinked and serve as characteristic integral parts of educational foci in extended education.