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Lai H. Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(1):505-15. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355

APA

Lai, H. (2018). Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(1), 505-515. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355

AMA

Lai H. Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(1), 505-515. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355

Chicago

Lai, Horng-Ji. "Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 1 (2018): 505-515. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355

Harvard

Lai, H. (2018). Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(1), pp. 505-515. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355

MLA

Lai, Horng-Ji "Factors Affecting Knowledge Acquisition among Adult Workers in Online Informal Learning Activities". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 1, 2018, pp. 505-515. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80355