Competence development in the workplace: Concepts, strategies and effects

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-20

  Eilström, Per Erik ^a   Kock, Henrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competence; Competence development; Effects; Strategies; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149111526     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03025821     Document Type: Article

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