Learning through work: Emerging perspectives and new challenges

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 264-276

  Billett, Stephen ^a   Choy, Sarojni ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employability; Experiential learning; Learning through practice; Occupational competence; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878219645     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621311316447     Document Type: Review

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