Blurring the boundaries between vocational education, business and research in the agri-food domain

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-23

  Wals, Arjen E J ^a   Lans, Thomas ^a   Kupper, Hendrik ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competence; Learning in life and work transitions; Learning theory; Philosophy of VET; Vocational education and training

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455187679     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2011.586129     Document Type: Article

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