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Sarah Barradell; Amani Bell; Kate Thomson; Jessica Hughes – Higher Education Research and Development, 2025
Despite being recognised as complementary to formal learning, informal learning is not yet well understood. Using a qualitative synthesis approach, we systematically reviewed how students' informal learning interactions are represented in health professions education research. Thirty-five articles were identified. Our three-stage analysis…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Medical Education, Informal Education, Peer Relationship
Derges, Julie D. – International Journal of Music Education, 2023
Children's informal music-making has been studied in a variety of contexts outside of school, but few researchers have examined this type of learning in elementary music classes. The purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to explore the lived experience of 13 children with informal music learning in an elementary school in the U.S.…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Music Education, Informal Education, Personal Autonomy
Sjöberg, David; Holmgren, Robert – Vocations and Learning, 2021
In the literature, informal learning is considered to be of great importance to employees' development of workplace learning. The aim of this study, which involves respondents from a Swedish police education unit, was to contribute knowledge about Swedish police education teachers' informal learning as regards conditions for learning, learning…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Police Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Naomi Kurata – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Despite an increasing number of studies that explore language learning beyond the classroom (LBC), research examining LBC activities in relation to in-class learning is very limited. This paper investigates what kinds of LBC activities university students of Chinese and Japanese in Australia engage in and how they connect these activities to…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Informal Education, Chinese, Japanese
Mary Ann Steiner; Karen Knutson; Kevin Crowley – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Many people living in rural areas are aware of the impacts of climate change and often have climate beliefs that are aligned with the scientific consensus. However, climate change conversations in rural communities may be seen as divisive, political, and potential sources of conflict in the community. We describe a rural/urban collaboration…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Rural Areas, Rural Urban Differences
Heider, Emily C.; Simkins, Kylee; McLaughlin, Jared; Long, Ruth L.; Coulter, Abigail – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022
Informal learning (IL) venues such as museums, zoos, scouting, national parks, and community activities are increasingly recognized for their important role in enhancing the public understanding of science. Many benefits to students who participate in rich informal learning experiences are reported in the literature, including improvements in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Oller, Judith; Largo, Mariana; Merino, Iris; Coll, César – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2020
Introduction: In the "new ecology of learning" it is becoming crucial to trace the paths of learning experiences that students develop both in school and outside it. Few research studies have focused on out-of-school activities. In this paper, we explore differences between children and adolescents in their participation through 26…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Learning Experience, Children, Adolescents
Wu, Jing; Otsuka, Yoshiki – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2021
As human-induced climate change rapidly increases, information about climate change permeates each aspect of society. This study examines how learning sources pertaining to climate change influence self-reported pro-climate behaviour in adolescents. Cross-tabulation method, combined with correspondence analysis, has been conducted on data obtained…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Student Behavior
Bai, Hua – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
The advancement of mobile technology has influenced teaching and learning at various educational levels. The mobility, ubiquity, and connectivity of mobile devices help to foster meaningful learning experience across contexts and in different subject areas. Positive results from mobile learning have been reported in the current literature. To help…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Telecommunications, Cooperative Learning, Inquiry
Cuyvers, Katrien; Donche, Vincent; Van den Bossche, Piet – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2016
The entrance of newly qualified medical specialists into daily practice is considered to be a stressful period in which curriculum support is absent. Although engaging in both personal and professional learning and development activities is recognized fundamental for lifelong professional competence, research on medical professionals' entrance…
Descriptors: Physicians, Specialists, Informal Education, Critical Incidents Method
Wang, Renfeng; De Donder, Liesbeth; De Backer, Free; Triquet, Karen; Shihua, Li; Honghui, Pan; Thomas, Valerie; Lombaerts, Koen – Educational Gerontology, 2018
The study aims to investigate the association of learning participation with the quality of life (QoL) in older Chinese adults, verifying how the differing types of learning activity participation may influence their QoL. We conducted two studies to gain a better understanding of learning participation and QoL among adults over 55 years of age. In…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Quality of Life, Older Adults, Asians
Carragher, Lucia; Golding, Barry – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2016
Despite evidence of the benefits of learning for well-being across diverse groups, little is known about older men's experiences of learning, the factors that influence whether they choose to engage in learning activities and what role learning plays in their lives as they grow older. The present study examines the attitudes and learning…
Descriptors: Males, Older Adults, Learning Experience, Learning Activities
Gillan, Amy Larrison; Hebert, Terri – Science and Children, 2014
The People Learning Urban Science (PLUS) program creates partnerships and coordinates efforts involving a local zoo, university, and school district, seeking to instill within students a sense of the natural environment. Even though the majority of students live among concrete and metal structures, their eyes and ears can be trained to make…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Zoology, College School Cooperation, Outdoor Education
Wong, Lung-Hsiang; Looi, Chee-Kit – Computers & Education, 2011
Seamless learning refers to the seamless integration of the learning experiences across various dimensions including formal and informal learning contexts, individual and social learning, and physical world and cyberspace. Inspired by the exposition by Chan et al. (2006) on the seamless learning model supported by the setting of one or more mobile…
Descriptors: Evidence, Socialization, Informal Education, Models
Hou, Huei-Tse; Wu, Sheng-Yi; Lin, Peng-Chun; Sung, Yao-Ting; Lin, Jhe-Wei; Chang, Kuo-En – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
The use of mobile devices for informal learning has gained attention over recent years. Museum learning is also regarded as an important research topic in the field of informal learning. This study explored a blended mobile museum learning environment (BMMLE). Moreover, this study applied three blended museum learning modes: (a) the traditional…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Museums, Educational Environment, Handheld Devices
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