Situated learning in practice: teaching assistants engaged with a work-based Foundation Degree in England

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 506-517

  Taylor, Claire ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communities of practice; Foundation Degree; situated learning; teaching assistants; work based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908545274     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2014.922115     Document Type: Article

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