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INFORMAL LEARNING AT WORK CONTEXT: A META-STUDY OF BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

APRENDIZAGEM INFORMAL NO CONTEXTO DE TRABALHO: UM META-ESTUDO DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA BRASILEIRA

ABSTRACT

Purpose:

This study aimed at analyzing Brazilian scientific production about informal learning at work context in journals of Administration.

Originalityvalue:

Especially in Brazil, research on informal learning is featured as shallow, scattered type. Therefore this is a latent topic in the field of organizational learning. The aim, thus, is providing contribution to the characterization of this subject, indicating gaps and research possibilities from national scientific production.

Design/methodology/approach:

a meta-study analyzing a set of 36 studies published in Business journals was developed for this purpose, with no initial time delimitation until 2016.

Findings:

Results obtained indicated a slow increase on publications about informal learning since 2010. It can be inferred that researches aiming specifically at informal learning still occupy a small backward space highlighted by the investigation of how learning processes take place, mostly by means of qualitative researches, in a clear attempt to comprehending such phenomenon.

KEYWORDS
Informal Learning; Organizational learning; Meta-study; Mapping; Systematic review

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