Implementation of learning styles at the teacher level

Education and Training

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-166

  Nielsen, Tine ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult education; Core beliefs; Learning styles; Teaching styles; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849116358     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910810862137     Document Type: Article

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