A study of adult learning in a virtual world

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 681-699

  Mancuso, Donna S ^a   Chlup, Dominique T ^a   McWhorter, Rochell R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

adult learning; andragogy; VHRD; virtual environment; virtual HRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952098963     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310395368     Document Type: Article

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