Facilitating conversational learning in a project team practice

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 178-193

  Sense, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Learning; Learning methods; Project management

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144419416     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620510588699     Document Type: Article

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