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Analysis of article downloads for Springer’s stable of 64 education and language journals over a 90-day period (18 November 2011 – 15 February 2012) gives pleasing news for UIL’s journal, International Review of Education.
On one day, 22 November, IRE recorded 4,033 downloads, the ninth-highest single-day figure in the period, surpassed by only five other journals in Springer’s entire education portfolio.
One IRE article featured in Springer’s top 20 education and language downloads during this time. With 993 downloads, Formal, non-formal and informal education: a holistic perspective on lifelong learning by Thomas J Belle (Vol28, No2, pp 159-175, DOI 10.1007/BF598444) was the joint-17th most popular article. Published in 1982, the topic reflects UIL’s mission to promote lifelong learning and is highly relevant today. It presents
“… a conceptual framework for understanding the inter-relationships among formal, non-formal and informal education. It provides a typology of modes of education across the life span, from childhood to old age… … argues that educational resources must be viewed as interacting modes of emphasis rather than as discrete entities. … all individuals are engaged in learning experiences at all times, from planned, compulsory and intentional to unplanned, voluntary and incidental.”
IRE can be accessed online via: http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/journal/11159
