The educational transformation of work: Towards a new synthesis

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-191

  Baker, David P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational transformation of work; Job complexity; Mass professionalism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449592046     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080902957822     Document Type: Article

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