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Mentoring and Informal Learning as Continuing Professional Education
Author(s) -
Hansman Catherine A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20193
Subject(s) - continuing education , informal learning , perspective (graphical) , professional development , informal education , continuing professional development , pedagogy , adult learning , adult education , reflection (computer programming) , professional learning community , critical reflection , formal learning , sociology , psychology , higher education , medical education , political science , medicine , law , artificial intelligence , computer science , programming language
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.