Moving beyond the metaphor of transfer of learning

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-638

  Hager, Paul ^a   Hodkinson, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949132820     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920802642371     Document Type: Article

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