International Journal of HRD Practice, Policy and Research 2019, Vol 4 No 2: 83-101
doi: 10.22324/ijhrdppr.4.206

Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management
challenges and opportunities for HRD

Impactful Learning: Exploring the Value of Informal Learning Experiences to Improve the Learning Potential of International Research Projects

Brenda Stalker, Northumbria University Newcastle
Dimitra Skoumpopoulou, Northumbria University Newcastle
Rose Quan, Northumbria University Newcastle

This paper explores how an analysis of secondees’ informal learning experiences can highlight opportunities for increasing individual and collective learning capacity of an international partnership and the achievement of project objectives. A thematic analysis method (Miles and Huberman, 1994) was applied to 19 secondee’s individual learning reports. The main findings discuss three themes which were elicited through secondees’ informal learning, including a) living in a host country; b) working in a host country; and c) developing an academic career. The paper outlines practice, policy, and research implications for improving the learning potential of international research projects.

Key Words: informal learning, international research projects, international secondments, collaborative learning

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