Two decennia of research on teachers' informal learning: A literature review on definitions and measures

A Lecat, Y Spaltman, S Beausaert, I Raemdonck… - Educational research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Method In order to find relevant studies and information (teachers' informal learning
definitions, features and instruments), a primary search, a literature selection and analysis …

The what and why of primary and secondary school teachers' informal learning activities

A Lecat, I Raemdonck, S Beausaert, V März - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines primary and secondary school teachers' professional development
through informal learning activities and the reasons for undertaking these informal learning …

On informal learning, informal teaching, and informal education: Addressing conceptual, methodological, institutional, and pedagogical issues

D Schugurensky - Measuring and analyzing informal learning in the …, 2015 - igi-global.com
Informal learning has always been part of humankind, but only in recent decades has it
attracted the attention of educational researchers. This chapter examines four challenges …

Teachers' everyday professional development: Mapping informal learning activities, antecedents, and learning outcomes

E Kyndt, D Gijbels, I Grosemans… - Review of educational …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Although a lot is known about teacher development by means of formal learning activities,
research on teachers' everyday learning is limited. In the current systematic review, we …

Teacher informal learning and teacher knowledge: Theory, practice and policy

H Smaller - International handbook of educational policy, 2005 - Springer
This chapter draws heavily on an empirical study which examined the ways in which
elementary and secondary school teachers across Canada see and engage themselves …

Informal learning and its relevance to the early professional development of teachers in secondary schools in England and Wales

C Turner - Journal of in-service education, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This article aims to describe informal learning as it might apply to the early professional
development of inexperienced teachers in the first three years of their career, working in …

[HTML][HTML] Teachers' informal learning and organizational learning in Spain

J Gairín Sallán, A Diaz-Vicario… - Journal of workplace …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to focus on the informal learning (IL) processes of
teachers in primary and secondary schools in Spain. Its objective is to study the strategies …

Adult learners' informal learning experiences in formal education setting

J Peeters, F De Backer, T Buffel, A Kindekens… - Journal of Adult …, 2014 - Springer
Schools typically ignore an enormous part of students' learning, ie informal learning. Such
informal processes include intentional, incidental, and tacit learning and tend to be …

Toward a unifying framework to support informal learning theory, research and practice

VJ Marsick - Journal of workplace learning, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this Guest Editorial is to introduce the papers in this special issue
and outline how they help us to better understand the theory and practice of informal …

Experienced teachers' informal learning from classroom teaching

A Hoekstra, D Beijaard, M Brekelmans… - Teachers and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper is to explore how experienced teachers learn informally, and more
specifically, how they learn through the activities they undertake when teaching classes …