Promoting learning and transfer between school and workplace

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-228

  Konkola, Riitta ^a   Tuomi Gröhn, Terttu ^a   Lambert, Pirjo ^a   Ludvigsen, Sten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity system; Boundary crossing; Developmental transfer; Higher education; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547514195     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080701464483     Document Type: Article

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