It works, but is it action learning?

Education + Training

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 64-71

  Robinson, Muriel ^a  

^a NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; Continuing development; Higher education; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172501     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005425     Document Type: Article

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