Learning as the construction of a new reality

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-196

  Sheehan, Michael J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Learning; Organizational change; Process management; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993017475     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620410528524     Document Type: Article

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