Learning at work in technology intensive environments

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 89-97

  Tikkanen, Tarja ^a  

^a VOX the Norwegian Institute for Adult Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clerical workers; Competences; Engineers; Older workers; Technology; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037953     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620210421902     Document Type: Article

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