Informal learning in the workplace: Key activities and processes

Education and Training

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-51

  Cunningham, John ^a   Hillier, Emilie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applied learning; Informal learning; Learning; Mentoring; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873449052     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400911311294960     Document Type: Article

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