Using action research to connect practice to learning: A course project for working management students

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 636-669

  Dehler, Gordon E ^a   Edmonds, Rosemary K ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b Internet and Project Management Consultant

Author keywords

action research; adult learning; critical reflection; epistemology; ontology; reflection; work based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990323755     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562905277302     Document Type: Article

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