Question

is it okay to use / in place of and? example: teaching/learning in a formal research paper using apa style?

Answer 1

Usually, it would be used in place of "or", but sometimes it is used in an AND or OR situation. It depends on where you are using this as well.

Answer 2

I would say no, that it's not okay in a formal paper. Typically, the place that you find a slash is between AND and OR, like this and/or but not in place of the word and.