Methodological practices in on-the-job learning research

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-363

  Berings, Marjolein G M C ^a   Doornbos, Anja J ^b   Simons, P Robert Jan ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Methodological issues; Methodological practices; On the job learning; Paradigms; Research instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349087657     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860600893557     Document Type: Article

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