Toward a Theory of Human Resource Development Learning Participation

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 326-353

  Wang, Greg G ^a   Wang, Jia ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dropping out and completion; HRD evaluation; HRD theory building; learning participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993708292     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484304271152     Document Type: Article

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