Effective Training for Millennial Students

Adult Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 12-19

  Werth, Eric P ^a   Werth, Loredana ^b  

^a Boise State University in Boise ^*

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868563821     PISSN: 10451595     EISSN: 21624070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104515951102200302     Document Type: Article

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