Experiences of social work students with learning theoretical knowledge in constructivist higher vocational education: a qualitative exploration

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-542

  van Bommel, Marijke ^a,c   Kwakman, Kitty ^b   Boshuizen, Henny P A ^c  

^a HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

authentic learning contexts; body of knowledge; higher vocational education; self directed learning; social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869150997     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2012.727857     Document Type: Article

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