Informal education includes education experiences that occur through daily activities, such as
a. attending a workshop on coronary artery disease sponsored by the American Heart Association.
b. watching a television show about diabetes.
c. learning about food safety techniques in a high school economics course.
d. completing a first aid course at the local Red Cross facility.
B
Watching a television show about diabetes is an example of informal education. Attending a workshop would be considered nonformal education; a high school course or a Red Cross first aid course would be considered formal education.
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