Learning in Third Spaces: A study examining non-formal educational practices in the multicultural sociocultural landscapes of Oslo and Moscow
Journal: Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)
Year: 2014

This thesis aims to explore the meanings and values that non-formal learning practices conducted in open third spaces manifest in relation to the sociocultural landscape of a multicultural city. Two sample settings are Oslo and Moscow—cities that significantly differ in culture, population size, diversity patterns and wealth index, to mention just a few factors. However, the phenomenon of third spaces (and a culture of NFL around them) is shared and, in this sense, their unlikeness provides an o