Building a learning organization: Communities of practice, self-directed learning, and continuing medical education

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Confessore, Sharon J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Continuing medical education (CME); Learning organizations; Organizational learning; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 6844235690     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.4750170101     Document Type: Article

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