Although early human capital theory recognized the relevance of workers’ experience, its focus was on education and formal training. More recent studies show that much of the performance of newly ...

Much of what people know about science is learned informally. Education policy-makers should take note. The seemingly endless debate about how to improve US science education seems to make the tacit ...

SHADOW education refers to informal learning. It is meant to supplement formal learning. It is a global trend and has been expanding as more candidates take competitive international, regional, and ...

Ioannis Costas Batlle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Music is a school subject facing difficult times. In England, fewer students are taking the subject at GCSE, not enough people are training to become secondary music teachers, and the subject is ...

Mokshi, daughter of Sunita, a single mother, has not been able to attend school since March 2020. She is not the only one –COVID-19 put 1.6 billion children out of school globally. As soon as the ...

A common concern of remote working has been the impact it’s having on informal learning, the knowledge staff receive through overhearing, collaboration and shadowing. Ashleigh Webber looks at what ...

Since the release of Learning Science in Informal Environments: Peoples, Places, Pursuits (NRC, 2009), opportunities for STEM learning in informal environments have greatly expanded and now serve as ...

The pandemic has changed the attitude to online classes, which were earlier considered second rung. Apart from ensuring that education continues in these challenging times, technology can help in ...

If you think about how you first became interested in the areas that are now important to you – perhaps your career, a cherished hobby, or the subject you chose to study – school might not be the ...