Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1. Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities of Informal Learning
Stephen M. Rutherford (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wale, U.K.)
Chapter 2. The Challenges and Opportunities of Entertainment Games and Serious Games for Formal and Informal Learning
Elizabeth A. Boyle, Melody M. Terras and Judith Ramsay (School of Media, Culture and Society, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, U.K, and others)
Chapter 3. Pop-Up Art Schools and the ‘Carnivalesque’
Sarah M. Williamson (Division of Initial Teacher Education (Lifelong Learning), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, U.K.)
Chapter 4. Collaborative Ubiquitous Learning: A 21st-Century Approach for (In)Formal Scenarios
Soraya García-Sánchez (Department of Modern Languages, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain)
Chapter 5. Informal Learning in a Digital Landscape: A Higher Education Drama Conservatoire Case Study
Jo Shah (The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, London, U.K.)
Chapter 6. Exploring Informal Learning in Spain: An Analysis Based on the Adult Education Survey
Carla Quesada-Pallarès and Miren Fernández-de-Álava (Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, and others)
Chapter 7. The Perception of Non-Formal Learning Outcomes in Undergraduate Engineering Students of Two Chilean Universities: A Comparative Study
Mario F. Letelier, Claudia A. Oliva and Rosario Carrasco (Center of Research for Creativity and Higher Education, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile)
Chapter 8. The SpLD Tutorial as a Third Space
Victoria E. Mann and Holly N. T. Burkinshaw (Student Skills and Development Centre, Sheffield University, Sheffield, U.K.)
Chapter 9. The Rules of the Game: Informal Learning and the Development of Identity during the Transition to Higher Education
Stephen M. Rutherford (School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, U.K.)
Chapter 10. Recognition of Informal Learning in Virtual Communities of Practice: A Case Study of Public Health Workers
Miren Fernández-de-Álava, Daniel Giménez, Txus Tolosa, Antoni Colomer, Pilar García and Jordi Vendrell (School of Education, University of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Spain, and others)
Chapter 11. On the Job Learning in Clinical Settings
Kate Ippolito and Jo Horsburgh (Educational Development Unit, Imperial College, London, U.K.)
Chapter 12. Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching: Making the Informal Count
Karen E. Ford and Nigel V. Russell (Professional Development Team for Learning and Teaching, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K.)
Chapter 13. Older Workers and Informal Learning in the Workplace
Kath Atkinson (University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.)
Chapter 14. Volunteers at Work: The Learning Experiences of Volunteers in a Professional Workplace
Liz Dixon (School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, U.K.)
Chapter 15. Workplace Learning as a Competitive Intangible Asset of the Organization: Enhancing Informal Learning from a Strategic Human Resource Management Perspective
Amelia Manuti (Department of Education, Psychology and Communication, University of Bari, Italy)
About the Editor
Index