The use of a personal development plan and the undertaking of learning activities, expertise-growth, flexibility and performance: The role of supporting assessment conditions

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 527-543

  Beausaert, Simon ^a   Segers, Mien ^a   Gijselaers, Wim ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feedback; Personal development plan (PDP); Reflection; Supervisor; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006521846     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2011.620782     Document Type: Article

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