While formal, digital-technology-based professional development for higher education faculty has been extensively studied, informal and incidental learning (IIL) within this area remain underexplored. Integrating the Broaden-and-Build Theory with the Informal and Incidental Learning framework, this study examines how positive emotions influence…

Although programming is often learned through formal instruction or self-paced tutorials, informal learning, for example, through publicly available online documentation, is also a significant resource for skill development among novices. However, many novices struggle to extract useful information from documentation. This work aims to answer two…

Does art museum leadership think of children in the museum as cardboard cutouts? Numbers of children in art museums are easy to get excited about; less so dealing with the reality of young people that make noise and take up space. Drawing from first-hand experience and varied sources from the fields of education, museums, interpretation, and…

Informal learning in the workplace is a critical yet understudied aspect of employee development. While formal learning receives significant attention, informal learning strategies play a crucial role in knowledge acquisition and skill development. Recent research highlights various antecedents of informal learning, including psychological and…

Latinxs have a long history of participation in basketball, yet links to education scholarship are for the most part non-existent. In a context of ongoing subtractive policies around curriculum, teaching, toxic immigration policies and other sociopolitical realities, Latinxs have long used "hoops" as a space for identity formation,…

Despite communities of practice (COPs) literature asserting the importance of attending to power dynamics within these learning contexts, research has largely ignored the process of racialization within COPs and, in particular, the role anti-racist pedagogies play within these spaces. In response, I present findings from an instrumental case study…

Over the last decade or so, the rate of growth of academic publications involving discussion of 'citizen science' and 'community science', and similar variants, has risen exponentially. These fluid terms, with no fixed definition, cover a continuum of public participation within a range of scientific activities. It is, therefore, apposite and…

We investigated what students learnt about biodiversity, a broad and multi-dimensional concept, challenging to understand, following a visit to a nature reserve. Acknowledging the individual nature of informal learning, we explore Personal Meaning Maps (PMMs) coupled with semi-structured interviews to investigate learning among 13 scouts aged…

This article argues for youth and community work (YCW) to be recognised for its critical role in working alongside young people to enhance their well-being. We supply amalgamated vignettes as evidence from student's placement practice and explore the value of informal education practices in YCW in more formal settings. We assert that it is…

International organisations have measured adult learning participation since the 1990s, using surveys like the Adult Education Survey (AES) and the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). These surveys employ a 'triadic' classification of learning activities -- formal (FAE), non-formal (NFE) and informal learning…

Background: Social media provides new opportunities for teachers to learn, communicate and develop professional relationships. It has been proved to be a valid and helpful resource for teachers' professional learning purposes. Objectives: While previous studies pursued questions like how participants feel, how to support interaction and why…

We discuss opportunities to integrate STEM across both formal and informal settings. Our reflections begin with looking back to "Making Science Matter: Collaborations Between Informal Science Education Organizations and Schools," an influential report published by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) in 2010.…

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) cafés, often hosted by universities, aim to create an engaging and stimulating environment that enhances adult participants' interest in various STEM disciplines. The contextual model of learning (CML), emphasizing the interplay between the personal, sociocultural, and physical-environmental…

This qualitative study explores how Thai university student entrepreneurs develop entrepreneurial competencies and identities while simultaneously managing businesses and being fully enrolled in their universities. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews with ten student entrepreneurs from different regions and academic…

This anthology discusses the necessity of an expanded notion of lifelong learning. Expanded lifelong learning means providing consistent and inter-connected preconditions for learning in all life contexts, both individually and collectively. Expanding the concept of lifelong learning means to provide conducive preconditions for learning,…