Julian Sefton-Green is Professor of New Media Education at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.Ola Erstad is Professor and Head of the Department of Education, University of Oslo, Norway.

"An exemplary volume that delivers what many profess but few practice: a truly international account of the reach and depth of learning beyond formal schooling. The richly textured, up-to-date studies showcase the necessity to take learners’ perspectives, rather than institutional or policy perspectives, when shaping feasible educational futures. A must-read for policy-makers and practitioners alike."Kirsten Drotner, co-editor of Informal Learning and Digital Media.

• Introduction: Learning beyond the school - international perspectives on the schooled society Learning keywords—a cultural studies approach to schooling and pedagogyCan we de-pedagogicize society? Between ‘native’ learning and pedagogy in complex societiesAccountability in epistemic practice on a Micronesian IslandUbuntu and bildung in Olso and Zanzibar : communities of learning livesMapping the promise of non-schooled learning by James LadwigWalking the city: A method for exploring everyday public pedagogiesTaking part in the city: rethinking "Wumenda Chengshi (Our cities)" in ShanghaiDigital media production outside the school: youth knowledge and cultural participation in Argentina and MexicoRemixing meanings, tools, texts, and contexts: digital literacy goes to schoolLiteracy practices and popular media culture in the "over-schooled" societyOuting the "out" in out-of-school: a comparative international perspectiveThe personal and pedagogical in the 21stcentury: experiments in learning about marriageBeyond the totally pedagogicized society: final reflections

Julian Sefton-Green is Professor of New Media Education at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.Ola Erstad is Professor and Head of the Department of Education, University of Oslo, Norway.

"An exemplary volume that delivers what many profess but few practice: a truly international account of the reach and depth of learning beyond formal schooling. The richly textured, up-to-date studies showcase the necessity to take learners’ perspectives, rather than institutional or policy perspectives, when shaping feasible educational futures. A must-read for policy-makers and practitioners alike."Kirsten Drotner, co-editor of Informal Learning and Digital Media.

• Introduction: Learning beyond the school - international perspectives on the schooled society Learning keywords—a cultural studies approach to schooling and pedagogyCan we de-pedagogicize society? Between ‘native’ learning and pedagogy in complex societiesAccountability in epistemic practice on a Micronesian IslandUbuntu and bildung in Olso and Zanzibar : communities of learning livesMapping the promise of non-schooled learning by James LadwigWalking the city: A method for exploring everyday public pedagogiesTaking part in the city: rethinking "Wumenda Chengshi (Our cities)" in ShanghaiDigital media production outside the school: youth knowledge and cultural participation in Argentina and MexicoRemixing meanings, tools, texts, and contexts: digital literacy goes to schoolLiteracy practices and popular media culture in the "over-schooled" societyOuting the "out" in out-of-school: a comparative international perspectiveThe personal and pedagogical in the 21stcentury: experiments in learning about marriageBeyond the totally pedagogicized society: final reflections