Facilitating management learning: Developing critical reflection through reflective tools

Management Learning

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-517

  Gray, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching; Critical reflection; Facilitated learning; Management development; Mentoring; Reflective tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448943573     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507607083204     Document Type: Article

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