Cultivating problem-solving skills through problem-based approaches to professional development

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-261

  Lohman, Margaret C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84986140231     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1029     Document Type: Article

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