Sources, Methods and Triangulation in Needs Analysis: A Critical Perspective in a Case Study of Waikiki Hotel Maids

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-46

  Jasso Aguilar, Rebeca ^a  

^a San Juan Oncology Associates   (United States)

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EID: 0347177672     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(97)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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