Orienting the work-based curriculum towards work process knowledge: A rationale and a German case study

Studies in Continuing Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-227

  Boreham, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56349141682     PISSN: 0158037X     EISSN: 1470126X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/158037042000225227     Document Type: Article

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