Transfer of Learning as a Specific Case of Transition between Learning Contexts in a French Work-Integrated Learning Programme

Vocations and Learning

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-276

  Veillard, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary crossing; Connectivity; Tertiary education; Transfer of learning; Transition between learning contexts; Work integrated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866022262     PISSN: 1874785X     EISSN: 18747868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12186-012-9076-y     Document Type: Article

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