Mentoring and Informal Learning as Continuing Professional Education

This chapter examines the role of mentoring in continuing professional education from a critical perspective, addressing informal and formal mentoring relationships while highlighting their potential to encourage critical reflection, learning, and coconstruction of knowledge.

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Published in:New directions for adult and continuing education 2016-09, Vol.2016 (151), p.31-41
Main Author: Hansman, Catherine A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult education
Cooperative Learning
Critical Thinking
Informal Education
Learning Processes
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Professional Continuing Education
Professional education
Role Perception
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Summary:This chapter examines the role of mentoring in continuing professional education from a critical perspective, addressing informal and formal mentoring relationships while highlighting their potential to encourage critical reflection, learning, and coconstruction of knowledge.
ISSN:1052-2891
1536-0717
DOI:10.1002/ace.20193