Training objectives, transfer, validation and evaluation: a Sri Lankan study

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-247

  Wickramasinghe, Vathsala M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 35548947958     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2006.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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