The Learning Intention of Low-Qualified Employees: A Key for Participation in Lifelong Learning and Continuous Training

Vocations and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-229

  Kyndt, Eva ^a   Govaerts, Natalie ^a   Dochy, Filip ^a   Baert, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Formal learning; Learning intention; Lifelong learning; Low qualified employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053975372     PISSN: 1874785X     EISSN: 18747868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12186-011-9058-5     Document Type: Article

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