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What Drives Collective Informal Learning : The Influence Of Team Learning Orientation, Process Efficacy, And Metacognition, Gabrielle Danna

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The primary level of investigation for informal learning has been the individual level despite the social nature of informal learning, and organizational learning more broadly. This study extends goal orientation and self-regulated learning theoretical frameworks at the individual level to the collective team level to understand the inputs and processes that may predict team informal learning. A model is proposed where team learning orientation positively predicts team informal learning. Process efficacy and collective metacognition are proposed to mediate the relationship between team learning orientation and team informal learning. One hundred and two students holding a club officer position in 32 …