Design and evaluation of an action learning program – a bilateral view

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 131-139

  Bowerman, Jennifer ^a   Peters, John ^b  

^a WCB Alberta ^*  (Canada)

^b Livingstone Bell and Associates Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action learning; Canada; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149542     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665629910276061     Document Type: Article

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