Trainers and learners constructing a community of practice: Masculine work cultures and learning safety in the mining industry

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-34

  Somerville, Margaret ^a   Abrahamsson, Lena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 29244434213     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2003.11661472     Document Type: Article

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