Workplace learning and flexible delivery

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-88

  Smith, Peter J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Flexible delivery; Flexible learning; Situated cognition; Situated learning; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038133369     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543073001053     Document Type: Review

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