The competence affair, or why vocational education and training urgently needs a new understanding of learning

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 409-433

  Hager, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 32944481050     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820400200262     Document Type: Article

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