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The Evolving Marsick and Watkins (1990) Theory of Informal and Incidental Learning

Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, Michael Grant Wofford, Andrea D. Ellinger

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Abstract Examples of informal and incidental learning, including an extended discussion of informal learning in flight instruction, are used to illustrate the model of informal and incidental learning in practice, as well as the nonlinear nature of this learning.

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Abstract Examples of informal and incidental learning, including an extended discussion of informal learning in flight instruction, are used to illustrate the model of informal and incidental learning in practice, as well as the nonlinear nature of this learning.

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Abstract Examples of informal and incidental learning, including an extended discussion of informal learning in flight instruction, are used to illustrate the model of informal and incidental learning in practice, as well as the nonlinear nature of this learning.

Key concepts: Informal learning, Adult Learning, Informal education, Incidental learning, Learning theory, Psychology, Adult education, Pedagogy

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