Context dependent learning: Its value and impact for workplace education

Education and Training

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-24

  Lynch, Richard ^a   Leo, Soon ^b   Downing, Kevin ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SLA (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Organizational culture; Performance levels; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644546764     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910610645707     Document Type: Article

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