Competency-based learning: A dubious past–an assured future?

Understanding Learning at Work

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 180-195

  Gonczi, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85071088046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203020050-20     Document Type: Chapter

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