Exploring training needs and development of construction language courses for american supervisors and hispanic craft workers

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-396

  Canales, Augusto R ^a   Arbelaez, Maurico ^b   Vasquez, Edna ^a   Aveiga, Fernando ^c   Strong, Kelly ^b   Walters, Russell ^b   Jaselskis, Edward J ^b   Jahren, Charles T ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Labor relations; Latin America; Professional development; Training; United States

Indexed keywords

LABOR RELATIONS; LATIN AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; SURVEYS;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 65249151948     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2009)135:5(387)     Document Type: Article

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