Facilitating expansive learning in a public sector organization

Studies in Continuing Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-259

  Gustavsson, Maria ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employee development; Public sector; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149190061     PISSN: 0158037X     EISSN: 1470126X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01580370903271453     Document Type: Article

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