Workplace learning by action learning: A practical example

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-23

  Miller, Peter ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action learning; Learning organizations; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993014047     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620310458785     Document Type: Article

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