These databases contain academic writings for use in researching on informal learning environments, formal learning, teaching, specialized populations, etc.
The premier source for comprehensive indexing and abstracts of educational material from Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents dating back to 1966.
Covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education including educational specialties such as multilingual, health education and testing/assessment. Provides full text access to more than 2,000 journals, 550 books and monographs, and education-related conference papers.
scholarly and popular articles on a wide variety of subjects
Description: Provides access to more than 8,800 full-text periodicals. Includes publications such as, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage: Some journal content going back as far as 1887. Date coverage varies with title. Extensive full-text.
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collection of full-text academic e-books on a wide variety of subjects
Description: Contains more than 137,000 titles, the majority of which were published after 2004. Users can read and highlight parts of texts; and at the same time, can take notes. All of the information can be saved into a personal account to be used for later use. Need help?
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Contains more than 36,000 titles, the majority of which are published by university presses.
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Informal Learning in Organizations by Robin Hoyle
ISBN: 9780749474591
Publication Date: 2015-09-03
Informal Learning in Organizations offers practical tools, including checklists and action plan questions, to guide the Learning and Development practitioner in how to design and implement an informal learning strategy that is personalised to the needs of their own organization. It combines the latest thinking on new technology and practices with established theory and research to provide an evidence-based review of informal learning and its true impact.
Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century summarizes the findings of the research that investigates the importance of such skills to success in education, work, and other areas of adult responsibility and that demonstrates the importance of developing these skills in K-16 education. In this report, features related to learning these skills are identified, which include teacher professional development, curriculum, assessment, after-school and out-of-school programs, and informal learning centers such as exhibits and museums.