Influencing Work-Related Learning: The Role of Job Characteristics and Self-Directed Learning Orientation in Part-Time Vocational Education

Vocations and Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-255

  Gijbels, David ^a   Raemdonck, Isabel ^b   Vervecken, Dries ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Job characteristics; Part time vocational education; Self directed learning; Work related learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957322898     PISSN: 1874785X     EISSN: 18747868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12186-010-9041-6     Document Type: Article

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