Contextualising learning at the education-training-work interface

Education + Training

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-107

  Harreveld, Bobby ^a   Singh, Michael ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Indiviudal development; Learning; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 71649114335     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910910941264     Document Type: Article

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