Communities of practice: A learning strategy for management education

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 428-453

  Monaghan, Catherine H ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult education; collaborative learning; communities of practice; curriculum design; graduate education; professional development; self directed learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955366059     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562910387536     Document Type: Article

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