Taking the pulse of training transfer: Instructor quality and EMT certification examination results

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-306

  Russ Eft, Darlene F ^a   Dickison, Phil ^b   Levine, Roger ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)   (United States)

^c Managing Research Scientist   (United States)

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EID: 78651520190     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.20052     Document Type: Article

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