Retraction: ERRATUM: At the request of the authors, it was appropriate to add the attached references to the bibliography of the publication mentioned below: Mačiulienė, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2024). Beyond The Lecture Hall: Exploring Informal Learning Spaces as Catalysts for Interpersonal Relationships, Student Well-Being and Campus Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions. Participatory Educational Research, 11(2), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.18.11.2

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 6, 300 - 300, 01.11.2024

Monika Maciuliene , Gintarė Gulevičiūtė , Aelita Skarzauskiene

This is a retraction to: ERRATUM: At the request of the authors, it was appropriate to add the attached references to the bibliography of the publication mentioned below: Mačiulienė, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2024). Beyond The Lecture Hall: Exploring Informal Learning Spaces as Catalysts for Interpersonal Relationships, Student Well-Being and Campus Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions. Participatory Educational Research, 11(2), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.18.11.2 https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/per/issue/84586/1518456

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Retraction notice to "[ Maciuliene, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2024). Beyond the Lecture Hall: Exploring Informal Learning Spaces as Catalysts for Interpersonal Relationships, Student Well-Being, and Campus Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions. Participatory Educational Research, 11(2), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.18.11.2]” This article has been retracted. This article was retracted following an investigation prompted by concerns from project partners, revealing potential conflicts of interest and ethical violations. Specifically, the authors did not adequately credit collaborative contributions and used shared project data without appropriate citation, in breach of ethical standards. These issues violate the scientific research publishing ethics rules outlined in our journal’s policy and in international scientific publication standards such as those established by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), which emphasize transparency and proper credit. PER Editorial Board

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At the request of the authors, it was also appropriate to add the Acknowledgment of Additional Contributors of the publication mentioned below:

Mačiulienė, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2024). Beyond The Lecture Hall: Exploring Informal Learning Spaces as Catalysts for Interpersonal Relationships, Student Well-Being and Campus Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions. Participatory Educational Research, 11(2), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.18.11.2

Acknowledgment of Additional Contributors
We, the authors of the paper titled “Beyond The Lecture Hall: Exploring Informal Learning Spaces as Catalysts for Interpersonal Relationships, Student Well-Being and Campus Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions” published in Participatory Educational Research journal, regretfully acknowledge an oversight in the original publication. The paper utilized methods and concepts developed in collaboration with Christina Ipser, Gregor Radinger, Filiz Keser Aschenberger and Sonja Brachtl - University for Continuing Education Krems (UWK); Katja Ninnemann and Jennifer Schneidt - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTWB); Susanne Geister - Harz University of Applied Sciences; Evrim Çetinkaya Yıldız - Akdeniz University; Adriana Caldarone and Tommaso Empler - Sapienza University of Rome, which were not properly credited in the initial publication. We sincerely apologize for this omission and any confusion or inconvenience it may have caused. The contributions of Christina Ipser, Gregor Radinger, Filiz Keser Aschenberger, Sonja Brachtl, Katja Ninnemann and Jennifer Schneidt, Susanne Geister, Evrim Çetinkaya Yıldız, Adriana Caldarone and Tommaso Empler were integral to the success of the research. Their expertise and collaboration were crucial to the completion of this research. We are committed to ensuring proper recognition of all contributors in future publications and appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all involved parties.

References
Mačiulienė, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2023). Report Users’ Perspective Analysis. Project Result 2 - Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:c97bf416-7977-4849-b3e1-86c7c108461d/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis%20Report_Lithuania.pdf

Mačiulienė, M., Gulevičiūtė, G., & Skaržauskienė, A. (2022). Country Context Report & Situation Analysis Project Result 1 - Country context analysis: availability and infrastructure of informal learning space. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:21bb772e-66de-4948-bcc8-ba938782d2d8/NIILS%20PR1%20Country%20context%20report%20Lithuania.pdf
Geister, S., Ninnemann, K., & Schneidt, J. (2024). Synthesis Report of Project Result 2. Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:ac4f43f5-885b-4665-a6e6-d0e6666e9f64/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis_Synthesis%20Report.pdf

Brachtl, S., Ipser, Ch., Keser Aschenberger, F., & Radinger, G. (2023). Report Users’ Perspective Analysis. Project Result 2 - Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:035fe8c8-2cc0-46eb-8573-85b1f5c681b3/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis%20Report_Austria.pdf

Geister, S., Ninnemann, K., & Schneidt, J. (2023). Report Users’ Perspective Analysis. Project Result 2 - Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:cbdc2e1b-ee0a-449f-be57-15566ec57b10/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis%20Report_Germany.pdf

Empler, T., Caldarone, A., & Ferro, L. (2023). Report Users’ Perspective Analysis. Project Result 2 - Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:21b85360-0244-47f4-976e-6a536b867140/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis%20Report_Italy.pdf

Çetinkaya Yıldız, E., & Apaydın, S. (2023). Report Users’ Perspective Analysis. Project Result 2 - Users’ perspective analysis: usage, perception, and impact of informal learning spaces. Retrieved from https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dam/jcr:d9cb4b7c-d73c-452d-bf08-b3a8ddf86c46/NIILS%20Users&%23039;%20Perspective%20Analysis%20Report_Turkey.pdf

Keywords

Erratum, informal learning spaces, higher education, social inclusion, students’ well-being