Workplace learning in Pakistani schools: A myth or reality?

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 421-434

  Nawab, Ali ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Pakistani context; Teachers' interactions; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052568126     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621111162954     Document Type: Article

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